IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU FRIDAY, THE 25TH MAY 2007 / 4TH JYAISHTA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1628 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.169/2006 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT,-I, MAVELIKKARA CC.52/2005 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, KAYAMKULAM .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED. ------------------------------------ VINODKUMAR, S/O.LATE KRISHNA RAO, KOMALA VILASOM, PERINGALA P.O., KAYAMKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.B.SAHASRANAMAN SRI.K.JAGADEESH SRI.T.S.HARIKUMAR RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT AND STATE. ----------------------------------- 1. P.SANTHOSH, KIDAMANOOR HOUSE, PERINGALA P.O., KAYAMKULAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. C.M. KAMMAPPU, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R. UDAYABHANU, J ================================= CRL. R.P. NO. 1628 OF 2007 ================================= Dated this the 25th day of May 2007 O R D E R The revision petitioner stands convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced, as modified by the appellate court, to undergo simple imprisonment for three months and to pay a compensation of Rs. 2,50,000/- vide Section 357(3) Cr.P.C and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for two months. 2. The counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for modification of sentence and for time to pay the amount of compensation. In the circumstances, the sentence is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court. The rest of the sentence is confirmed. The revision petitioner is granted six months time from today onwards to pay the amount of compensation. The revision petitioner shall appear before Judicial First Class Magistrate, Kayamkulam on 26.11.2007 to receive sentence. The Crl. R.P is disposed of accordingly. K.R. UDAYABHANU, JUDGE. rv