IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU THURSDAY, THE 12TH APRIL 2007 / 22ND CHAITHRA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1624 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.142/2001 of I ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, KOLLAM CC.714/1997 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, PARAVOOR .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED -------------------------------------------------------------- P.THAMPI, S/O. PADMANABHAN ACHARY, SREE PADMANABHAN VEEDU, NEAR PARA JUNCTION, KALLUVATHUKKAL, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.B.MOHANLAL RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT & STATE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. BAIJU, S/O. BALAKRISHNAN, BAIJU MANDIRAM, NEAR VETERINARY HOSPITAL, KALLUVATHUKKAL, KOLLAM. 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 12/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- CRL.R.P.No.1624 of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of April, 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.25,000/- to 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 and 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 three months' time from today onwards to pay the amount of compensation. He shall appear before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Paravur on 16.7.2007 to receive the sentence. Non bailable warrant, pending, if any shall be kept in abeyance till 16.07.2007. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl