IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU TUESDAY, THE 5TH JUNE 2007 / 15TH JYAISHTA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 2200 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.159/2005 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT FAST TRACK (ADHOC)-IV, TRIVANDRUM ST.185/2003 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-I, TRIVANDRUM .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------------------- E.J..THILAK RESIDING AT T.C.26/2013, TUTORS LANE STATUTE ROAD THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.G.P.SHINOD SRI.RAM MOHAN.G. SRI.MANU V. RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/STATE AND COMPLAINANT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. G.KRISHNANKUTTY MELE NARIYAM PAZHINJI PUTHEN VEEDU THIRVALLOM VILLAGE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.M.KAMMAPPU THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- CRL.R.P.No.2200 of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of June, 2007 O R D E R The revision petitioner stands convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for three months and to pay a compensation of Rs.1,00,000 to the complainant vide Section 357(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for twenty days. 2. Counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for modification of the sentence and time to pay the amount of compensation. In the circumstances, the sentence is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court and to pay compensation of Rs,1,00,000/- and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for three months. Revision petitioner is granted six months' time from today onwards to remit the compensation amount. He shall appear before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Thiruvananthapuram on 5.12.2007 to receive the sentence. Non bailable warrant pending, if any, shall be kept in abeyance till 5.12.2007. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl