IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST MARCH 2007 / 30TH PHALGUNA 1928 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1239 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.196/2005 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, THRISSUR CC.304/2001 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, CHAVAKKAD .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- ARUNA, W/O.SHANMUGHAN, VALIPPARAMBIL PADINJATTAYIL HOUSE, EDAMUTTOM P.O., VALAPPAD VILLAGE, CHAVAKKAD TALUK, THRISSUR DT. BY ADV. SRI.M.SHAJU PURUSHOTHAMAN RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT AND STATE ---------------------------------------------- 1. MURALIDAS, S/O.KUNIYIL POOKKATTIL KUNHIRAMAN, MURALI NIVAS, MAMMIYOOR DESOM, GURUVAYOOR AMSOM, CHAVAKKAD TALUK, THRISSUR. 2. STATE REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR – ADV. SHRI.AMJAD ALI THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J. ----------------------------------- Crl.R.P. No. 1239 of 2007 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 21st day of March, 2007 O R D E R The revision petitioner stands convicted for the offence under Sec. 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for one month and to pay a sum of Rs. 20,000/- as compensation and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for further one month. 2. The revision petitioner has sought for modification of sentence and for time to pay the amount of compensation. In the circumstances, the sentence is modified to imprisonment till 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. The revision petitioner shall appear before Judicial First Class Magistrate, Chavakkad on 25/06/2007 to receive sentence. Non-bailable warrant pending, if any, shall be kept in abeyance till 25/06/2007. The Criminal R.P. is disposed of accordingly. (K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE) jg