IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3423 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.390/2007 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC-I), KASARAGOD CC.281/2006 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, HOSDURG .................... REVN. PETITIONER / APPELLANT / ACCUSED -------------------------------------- C.V.SIVADASAN, AGED 47 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, METAL CRAFT ENGINEERING WORKS, NADAKKAVU IN UDINOOR VILLAGE, P.O.NADAKKAVU. BY ADV. MR. V.N.RAMESAN NAMBISAN RESPONDENTS / RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT -------------------------------------- 1. JAYADEVAN K., AGED 38 YEARS, S/O. KUNHAMBU, POOZHIKKADAVATH HOUSE, KUNIYAN, KARIVALLUR VILLAGE, P.O.KARIVALLUR. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. RITHWIK THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: kkms/ P.S. GOPINATHAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Crl.R.P.No. 3423 of 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of November, 2009 O R D E R 1. Revision petitioner was found guilty of offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act by the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Hosdurg, in C.C. No.281/2006, convicted and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for two months. He was also ordered to pay Rs.25,000/- as compensation to the 1st respondent under Section 357 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. Aggrieved by the above conviction and sentence Criminal Appeal No.390/2007 was filed before the Sessions Judge, Kasaragod. In appeal, the conviction was confirmed. The substantive sentence was reduced to imprisonment till rising of the court. The order to pay compensation was sustained. 3. Assailing the legality, correctness and propriety of the above conviction and sentence as reduced in appeal, this revision petition was filed. Crl.R.P.No. 3423 of 2009 2 4. Today, when the revision petition came up for hearing, learned counsel for the revision petitioner submitted that the revision petitioner is only seeking four months time to pay the compensation. In the above circumstance, the revision petition is dismissed as devoid of merits. The revision petitioner is granted four months time to pay the compensation. Till then, the bail bond executed by the revision petitioner shall remain in force. P.S. GOPINATHAN, JUDGE shg/