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. 1384 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.277/2006 of ADDL.SESSIONS FAST TRACK (ADHOC I) COURT , ALAPPUZHA CC.187/2003 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, CHERTHALA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: REVISION PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.A.JOSEPH,S/O.ANTHAPPAN, KOLLAMPARAMPIL VEEDU, POLLOTHAI P.O, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.D PREM KAMATH RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE -------------------------------------------------------- 1. UNNI CHANDI, EERESSERIL, MARARIKULAM NORTH P.O, ALAPPUZHA. 2. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY PUBLIC PROSEUCUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA,ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. AMJAD ALI, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R. UDAYABHANU, J ================================= CRL. R.P. NO. 1384 OF 2007 ================================= Dated this the 29th day of March 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 sum of Rs.2,00,000/- as compensation and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for two months. 2. The revision petitioner has only sought for modification of sentence and for time to pay the amount of compensation. In the circumstances, sentence is modified to imprisonment till 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-I, Cherthala on 28.09.2007 to receive sentence. The Crl. R.P is disposed of accordingly. K.R. UDAYABHANU, JUDGE. RV