IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU THURSDAY, THE 29TH MARCH 2007 / 8TH CHAITHRA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 813 of 2000(A) ----------------------------- CRA.57/1994 of I ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, KOLLAM CC.178/1990 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, PUNALUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER: ---------------------- NANU SREEDHARAN, PRAKASH MANDIRAM, PANDALAPARA, MOONGODU MURI, ALAYAMON VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.V.V.RAJA SRI.M.T.SURESHKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ----------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. AMJAD ALI, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 813 of 2000(A) : 2 : ORDER ON CRL. M.P. NO. 4290/2000 IN CRL.R.P. NO. 813/2000 DISMISSED 29.03.2007 SD/- K.R. UDAYABHANU, JUDGE. /True Copy/ P.A to Judge. K.R. UDAYABHANU, J ================================= CRL. R.P. NO. 813 OF 2000 ================================= Dated this the 29 th day of March 2007 O R D E R The revision petitioner stands convicted for the offence under Sections 420 and 471 r/w Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- for the offence under section 420 IPC and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for three months and also to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for one month for the offence under section 471 IPC. 2. The counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for modification of sentence considering the fact that the incident had taken place in the year 1985, that is, more than two decades back and the revision petitioner has been facing the criminal proceedings so far. It is seen that the amount involved is only Rs.5,600/-. In the circumstances, sentence is modified to CRL. R.P. NO. 813/2000 : 2 : imprisonment till rising of the court and to pay a fine of Rs.5000/- for the offence under Section 420 IPC and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for one month and to pay a fine of Rs.5000/- for the offence under Section 471 IPC and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for one month. The Crl. R.P is disposed of accordingly. K.R. UDAYABHANU, JUDGE. RV