IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU THURSDAY, THE 6TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 15TH BHADRA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 230 of 2000() ----------------------------------- CRA.182/1998 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT, KOZHIKODE CC.78/1996 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, KUNNAMANGALAM. .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ ACCUSED ---------------------- PARANGOT PRADEEPAN, S/O. KOUSU, “POONCHOLA”, MELOLI HOUSE, P.O. MORIKKARA, KAKKODI, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.G.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENTS/ RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE ------------------ 1. M.JAYARAJAN, S/O. CHANDAPPAN, MULIYOLI HOUSE, P.O. KAKKODI, KOZHIKODE. 2. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR , HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.SUNNY MATHEW PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.AMJAD ALI THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: tss CRL.RP. NO.230/2000 ORDER ON CRL.MP. NO.1336/2000 IN CRL.RP. 230/2000 DISMISSED 06.09.2007 SD/- K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss K.R.UDAYABHANU, J ---------------------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.230 of 2000 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of September, 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 three months and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for one month. It is also provided that the fine amount, if realised, Rs.4,000/- be paid to the complainant. 2. Counsel for the revision petitioner has only pleaded for modification of the sentence. In the circumstances, the sentence is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court and to pay a compensation of Rs.30,000/- to the complainant and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for three months. The revision petitioner is granted three months' time to remit the amount of compensation. He shall appear before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kunnamangalam on 6.12.2007 to receive the sentence. The criminal revision petition is disposed of accordingly. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl