IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU FRIDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST 2007 / 19TH SRAVANA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 698 of 2000() ----------------------------------- CRA.187/1998 of SESSIONS COURT, KASARAGOD CC.495/1996 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-II, HOSDRUG .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ ACCUSED ----------------------- K.R.SASIDHARAN, S/O.RAMAKRISHNAN, AGED 34 YEARS, COOLIE, NOW RESIDING AT KALLUPURAYIDATHIL HOUSE, WEST ELERI VILLAGE, CHEERKAYAM, P.O., NATTAKALLU, HOSDURG. BY ADV. SRI.M.K.SUMOD RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/ COMPLAINANTS ----------------- 1. SIJU GEORGE, S./O. GEORGE, AGED 26 YEARS, NOW RESIDING AT VETTIKKATTIL HOUSE, WEST ELERI VILLAGE, P.O. NATTAKALLU, HOSDRUG 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR , HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM BY ADV. SRI.SREEPRAKASH K.NAIR BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.AMJAD ALI. THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10 / 08 /2007 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: CRL.RP. NO.698/2000 ORDER ON CRL.MP. NO.3816/2000 IN CRL.RP. NO.698/2000 DISMISSED 10.08.2007 SD/- K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE tsas K.R. UDAYABHANU, J. CRL.R.P.NO. 698 OF 2000-A DATED THIS THE 10TH AUGUST 2007 ORDER The revision petitioner stands convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- and also to pay a compensation of Rs.40,000/-. 2. Counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for modification of sentence and time to pay the amount of compensation. 3. In the circumstances, the sentence is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court and to pay a compensation of Rs.40,000/-(Rupees forty thousand) and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for three months. The revision petitioner is granted four months time to pay the amount of compensation. He shall appear before the Judicial First Class Magistrate-II, Hosdurg on 10-12-2007 to receive sentence. The Crl. revision petition is disposed of accordingly. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE ks. CRMC -2- K.R.UDAYABHANU, J CRL.R.P.NO. 698 OF 2000 order 10-8-2007