IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU TUESDAY, THE 20TH MARCH 2007 / 29TH PHALGUNA 1928 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 21 of 2007() ---------------------------- CRA.104/2003 of II ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, TRIVANDRUM ST.487/1998 of ADDL. CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT, TRIVANDRUM .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- V.BABU, S/O.VARGHESE, WORKING AS DATTARI, STATE BANK OF INDIA, TECHNOPARK BRANCH, KARIAVATTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, RESIDING AT SREEDHAR HOUSE, THITTAMANGALAM, KODUNGANNOOR, VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.SREEKUMAR SRI.A.SAMEER (TRIVANDRUM) SRI.A.SAJAD RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT AND STATE -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. SASIKALA DEVI, D/O.KALYANI AMMA, THUSHARA, DARSAN NAGAR, PEROORKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAYAKUMAR SRI.P.B.KRISHNAN SRI.R.SURAJ KUMAR SMT.GEETHA P.MENON THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- CRL.R.P.No.21 of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of March, 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 imprisonment till the rising of the court and to pay Rs.61,000/- as fine and if realised a sum of Rs.60,000/- shall be paid to the complainant vide Section 357(1)(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for one month. 2. Counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for time to pay the amount of fine. In the circumstances, the conviction and sentence is confirmed. Revision petitioner is granted six months' time from today onwards to pay the fine amount. He shall appear before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Thiruvananthapuram on 20.9.2007 to receive the sentence. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl