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. 1819 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.52/2003 of ADDL. DISTRICT & SESSIONS (ADHOC III) COURT, KOLLAM CC.779/2000 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, KOLLAM .................... REVN. PETITIONER: REVISION PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------------- ANZARI, S/O.AMEER HAMSA, LAILA MANZIL, PERINADU, VELLIMON P.O., KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.B.MOHANLAL SMT. MAREENA JOSEPH SRI. P.R. RATHEESH RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT & STATE ------------------------------------------- 1. MR.PRASAD MATHEW, PEACE MARK, KUNDARA, KOLLAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. GIKKU JACOB, 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. 1819 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 to undergo simple imprisonment for three months and to pay a compensation of Rs.85,000/- to PW1 vide section 357(3) Cr.P.C and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for two weeks. 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 four months time from today onwards to pay the amount of compensation. The revision petitioner shall appear before Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Kollam on 24.8.2007 to receive sentence. The Crl. R.P is disposed of accordingly. K.R. UDAYABHANU, JUDGE. RV