IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU FRIDAY, THE 18TH MAY 2007 / 28TH VAISAKHA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1917 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.198/2003 of II ADDL.SESSIONS COURT, KOLLAM CC.651/2000 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-III, PUNALUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED. ------------------------------------ VIDHYADHARAN PILLAI, S/O. SREEDHARAN PILLAI, DWARAKA, PIRAVANTHOOR, PUNALUR, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT/STATE. ------------------------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. RAMACHANDRAN, S/O. RAGHAVAN, KAILASA MANGALAM, KAMUKUMCHERRY, PIRAVANTHOOR, PATHANAPURAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.V.T.K.MOHANAN THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R. UDAYABHANU, J. --------------------------------- Crl.R.P.NO.1917 OF 2007 -------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of May 2007 ORDER The revision petitioner stands convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced, as modified by the appellate court to undergo simple imprisonment for fifteen days and to pay compensation of Rs.1,00,000/- and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for one month. 2. The revision petitioner has sought for modification of sentence and for time to make the payment. In the circumstances, the sentence is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court. The rest of the sentence is sustained. The revision petitioner is granted six months time from today onwards to pay the compensation. The revision petitioner shall appear before Judicial First Class Magistrate-III, Punalur on 20.11.2007. The Crl.R.P is disposed of accordingly. K.R.UDAYABHANU JUDGE rtr/