IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3429 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.86/2008 of ADDL. DISTRICT & SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC-I), THODUPUZHA ST.91/2007 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-II, THODUPUZHA .................... PETITIONER/RESPONDENT/ACCUSED -------------------------------------------------- K.G.SAJI, S/O.GOPALAN, KARIMATTATHIL HOUSE, KUDAYATHOOR P.O., THODUPUZHA. BY ADV. MR. P.V.ELIAS RESPONDENTS / RESPONDENT AND ACCUSED ------------------------------------- 1. K.K.JOHN, KAROTTUILLICKAL HOUSE, CHUNKOM, KOLANI P.O., THODUPUZHA. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. RITHWIK THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: kkms/ P.S. GOPINATHAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P.No. 3429 of 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of November, 2009 O R D E R 1. The revision petitioner was convicted for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act by the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-II, Thodupuzha in S.T. No.91/2007 and sentenced to simple imprisonment for a period of three months with direction to pay Rs.50,000/- as compensation to the 1st respondent under Section 357 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. Aggrieved by the above conviction and sentence Criminal Appeal No.86/2008 was field before the Sessions Judge, Thodupuzha. In appeal, the conviction was confirmed. The substantive sentence was reduced to imprisonment till rising of the court. The order to pay compensation was sustained. 3. Assailing the legality, correctness and propriety of the above conviction and sentence as modified in appeal, this revision petition was filed. Crl.R.P.No. 3429 of 2009 2 4. Today, when the revision petition came up for hearing, learned counsel for the revision petitioner submitted that the revision petitioner is only seeking time to pay the compensation. In the above circumstances, the revision petition is dismissed as devoid of merits. The revision petitioner is granted six months time to pay the compensation. Till then, the bail bond executed by the revision petitioner shall remain in force. P.S. GOPINATHAN, JUDGE shg/