IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2011 / 20TH JYAISHTA 1933 Crl.MC.No. 1707 of 2011() ------------------------------------- CRA.NO. 520/2010 of SESSIONS COURT, ERNAKULAM ST.160/2009 of JUDICIAL 1ST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-IV, ERNAKULAM .................... PETITIONER(S)/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- ANAND KUMAR, RATNAMA STEEL INDUSTRIES, NEAR DURGA BHAGAVATHI TEMPLE,LAXMI NADA, KOTTANAGAR, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI. SIJU KAMALASANAN SMT.BINDU GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): STATE ------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. 2. M/S.MIHIR STEELS, 38/1519, A.K.VITTAPPA PRABHU ROAD, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI 682 035. R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. JAYASURYA THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: sts THOMAS P JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------- Crl.M.C.No.1707 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this 10th day of June, 2011 ORDER Petitioner was convicted by the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate-IV, Ernakulam in S.T.No.160 of 2009 for offence punishable under Sec.138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to pay a fine of `.1,20,000/-. Petitioner challenged conviction and sentence in Crl.Appeal.No.520 of 2010 of the Court of learned Sessions Judge, Ernakulam and sought suspension of sentence in Crl.M.P.No.2507 of 2010. Learned Sessions Judge as per Annexure-A2, order dated 11.102010 suspended the sentence on condition of deposit of `.20,000/- within three months from the date of order. Petitioner seeks extension of time. Learned counsel stated about the financial difficulties of petitioner. It is also submitted that petitioner is ready to deposit the amount within three weeks' from this day. Having regard to the submission made, I am inclined to allow the request. Resultantly this criminal miscellaneous case is allowed. Petitioner is granted three weeks' time from this day to execute Crl.M.C.No.1707 of 2010 -: 2 :- the bond (if it is not already executed) as directed by the learned Sessions Judge and deposit `.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) in the trial court. (THOMAS P JOSEPH, JUDGE) Sbna/-