IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU FRIDAY, THE 27TH APRIL 2007 / 7TH VAISAKHA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1818 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.341/2005 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA CC.114/2005 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-I, PATHANAMTHITTA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: REVISION PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------------------------------- P.SOMAN,R.P.F.OFFICE,KOCHUVELI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,(N.G.O.QUARTERS NO.6161), RAJEEV NAGAR,KARAMANA (P.O.). BY ADV. SRI.NIDHI BALACHANDRAN RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/STATE & COMPLAINANT -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. 2. M.G.THAMPI,MOHANAVILASAM, KOKKATHODU (P.O.),KONNI. BY ADV. SRI. BENJAMIN PAUL, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R. UDAYABHANU, J ================================= CRL. R.P. NO. 1818 OF 2007 ================================= Dated this the 27th day of April 2007 O R D E R 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 three months and to pay a compensation of Rs.70,000/- to the complainant vide section 357(3) Cr.P.C and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for three months. 2. The counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for modification of sentence and for time to pay the amount of compensation. In the circumstances, sentence is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court. The rest of the sentence is confirmed. The revision petitioner is granted six months time from today onwards to pay the amount of compensation. The revision petitioner shall appear before Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Pathanamthitta on 26.10.2007 to receive sentence. The Crl. R.P is disposed of accordingly. K.R. UDAYABHANU, JUDGE. RV