IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH MAY 2007 / 9TH JYAISHTA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 2135 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.185/2006 of SESSIONS COURT, KOLLAM CC.450/2004 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-III, PUNALUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER: ------------------ G. ABRAHAM, S/O. GEORGE, VAZHAVILA VEEDU, ELIKATTOOR. BY ADV. SRI.R.ARUN RAJ RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. JACOB KURIAN, S/O. KURIAN, MATTACCATTU VEEDU, VILAKKUVETTOM, PUNALUR. R1 BY P.P. SRI AMJAD ALI. THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R. UDAYABHANU, J. ---------------------------------------------- CRL.R.P. NO. 2135 of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of May, 2007 ORDER The revision petitioner stand convicted for the offence under section 138 N.I.Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for 5 days and to pay a compensation of Rs.2,27,000/- to the complainant vide section 357(3) Cr.P.C and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for two months. The revision petitioner has only sought for modification of the sentence and time to pay the amount. 2. In the circumstances, the sentence is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court. The rest of the sentence is confirmed. The revision petitioner is granted six months' time from today onwards to pay the amount of compensation. He shall appear before the JFMC-III, Punalur on 1-12-2007 to receive the sentence. NBW pending, if any, is to be kept in abeyance till then. The Crl. R.P is disposed of accordingly. Hand over the order. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE. Kvm/- CRA 2 Kvm/-