IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU THURSDAY, THE 24TH MAY 2007 / 3RD JYAISHTA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1980 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.49/2006 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC-II) ERNAKULAM CC.298/2003 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, KOCHI .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GOPALAKRISHNAN, PROPRIETOR, SUGAMA PRINTERS, SUGAMA HOUSE, SANTHI NAGAR, THEVARA, KOCHI-13. BY ADV. SRI.D.PEETHAMBARAN RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT & STATE. --------------------------------------------- 1. HYMAVATHY ARAVINDAKSHAN, SONA NIVAS, CHALACHERRY ROAD, THEVARA, KOCHI-13. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.M.KAMMAPPU THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- CRL.R.P.No.1980 of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th 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 to undergo simple imprisonment for one month and to pay a compensation of Rs.15,000/- the complainant vide Section 357(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for one month. 2. Counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for modification of the sentence. In the circumstances, the sentence is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court. The rest of the sentence is confirmed. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl