IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 15TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 26TH MAGHA 1929 Crl.MC.No. 704 of 2008() ------------------------ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 06/12/2007 IN CRLMP 3519/2007 IN CRA.661/2007 of SESSIONS COURT, ALAPPUZHA .................... PETITIONER: ------------ V.SREEDHARAN NAIR, MANAYATHU CHIRAYIL HOUSE,CMC-21,CHERTHALA. BY ADV. SMT.PREETHA ANIL RAVEENDRAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. A.N.SAMANDA BHADRAN, BHAKTHIVILASAM HOUSE, KARIKKADU P.O., CHERTHALA. 2. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. K.S. SIVAKUMAR, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR , J. ========================== CRL.M.C. No. 704 of 2008 ========================== Dated this the 15th day of February, 2008. O R D E R The petitioner, who is the accused in C.C.No. 990/2003 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Cherthala in a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 involving a cheque for Rs.1 lakh, was convicted and sentenced by the trial court. Aggrieved by the conviction and sentence, he is preferred an appeal as Crl. Appeal No. 661/2007 before the Sessions Court, Alappuzha. That court suspended the sentence on certain conditions one of which was that he shall deposit a sum of Rs.40,000/- before the trial court within one month from 06.12.2007. It is the said condition which is assailed as onerous. The amount is reduced to Rs.30,000/- (Rupees thirty thousand only) and the petitioner is given a further time of three months from today to comply with the said condition as modified. This Crl. M.C is disposed of as above. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv