IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN FRIDAY, THE 20TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 29TH KARTHIKA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3636 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.109/2007 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC)-II, TRIVANDRUM ST.126/2006 of JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF THE FIRST CLASS-VII, TRIVANDRUM .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED: --------------------------------------- RAVEENDRAN V., S/O.VISWANATHAN ASSARY, CHAITHRAM HOUSE, KARAKKAMANDAPAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.BIJU BALAKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT: --------------------------------------- 1. THE LORD KRISHNA BANK LTD., HEAD OFFICE AT INDIAN EXPRESS BUILDING, KALOOR, COCHIN, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF MANAGER, FORT BRANCH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAYAKRISHNAN THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.S.GOPINATHAN, J. ---------------------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.3636 of 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of November, 2009 ORDER The Judicial Magistrate of the First Class VII, Thiruvananthapuram in S.T.No.126 of 2006 on his file convicted the revision petitioner for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to simple imprisonment for three months and ordered to pay Rs.42,000/- as compensation to the first respondent who is the complainant. In Criminal Appeal No.109 of 2007 the conviction was confirmed. The substantive sentence was reduced to imprisonment till rising of the court. The order to pay compensation was sustained. Now this revision petition. 2. Today when the revision petition came up for hearing, the learned counsel for the revision petitioner submitted that he is not assailing the conviction and sentence. But seeking time for payment of the compensation. The submission by the learned counsel is recorded. The revision petition is dismissed. The Crl.R.P.No.3636 of 2009 2 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 skj.