IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU FRIDAY, THE 8TH SEPTEMBER 2006 / 17TH BHADRA 1928 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3177 of 2006() ------------------------------ CRA.497/2003 of I ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, TRIVANDRUM CC.319/2002 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-V, TRIVANDRUM .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED: ------------------------------------ SUCHITHRA KRISHNAN, T.C.4/2279, ASWATHY BHAVAN, KURAVANKONAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOW RESIDING AT T.C.4/2220, KURAVANKONAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.B.KRISHNA MANI RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT: ------------------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. S. AYYAPPAN PILLAI, T.C.4/2103, KRISHNAVILASAM BUNGLOW, KOWDIAR P.O., KURAVANKONAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY P.P. SRI.K.J.GEORGE THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/09/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R. UDAYABHANU, J. CRL.R.P. NO. 3177 of 2006 Dated this the 8th day of September 2006 O R D E R Revision Petitioner who is the accused in C.C.No.319 of 2002 in the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-V, Thiruvananthapuram, stands convicted for the offence under Sec.138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced, as modified by the Appellate Court, to undergo imprisonment till rising of the court and also ordered to pay compensation of Rs.1,30,000/- and in default of payment of compensation to undergo simple imprisonment for 3 months. 2. It is submitted that the Revision Petitioner is a low paid Government employee and unable to raise the amount and hence time for 6 months may be granted for payment of the amount of compensation. In the above circumstances, the Revision Petition is disposed of granting the Revision Petitioner time for making CRL.R.P. NO. 3177 of 2006 2 the payment of compensation for 6 months from today onwards. She shall appear before the court to receive sentence on 09.03.07. (K.R.UDAYABHANU) JUDGE. sj