IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN THURSDAY, THE 13TH MAY 2010 / 23RD VAISAKHA 1932 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1531 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- [CRL.A.NO.654/2007 OF ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (FAST TRACK COURT NO.II-ADHOC), THRISSUR, ST.NO.4568/2005 OF JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, WADAKKANCHERY] .................... PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED: ----------------------------------------------------- V.K. LAKSHMANAN, S/O. KUMARAN, VATTAPARAMBIL HOUSE, S.M.B. JUNCTION, P.O. SHORNUR, OTTAPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.JAYARAM. RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. BALAN, S/O. RAMAN, VADAKKEKARA HOUSE, BABY NIVAS, P.O. IRUNILAMKODE, MULLOORKARA, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. P. RAVINDRA BABU. THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. P.S.GOPINATHAN,J. -------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.1531 of 2010 --------------------------- Dated this the 13th May, 2010 O R D E R Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Wadakkanchery in S.T.No.4568/2005 on his file found the revision petitioner guilty for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of three months and to pay Rs.1,00,000/- as compensation to the first respondent, the complainant. In Crl.A.No.654/07 the Additional Sessions Judge, Adhoc-II, Thrissur, while confirming the conviction, reduced the substantive sentence to imprisonment till the rising of the court and the order to pay compensation was sustained. Assailing the above conviction and sentence as modified in Crl.Appeal, this revision petition was filed. The learned counsel for the revision petitioner submitted that he is seeking only time for deposit of the compensation. Crl.R.P.No.1531/10 2 2. The submission is recorded. The revision petition is disposed of granting six months time to the revision petitioner to deposit the compensation amount. Till then, the bail bond executed by the revision petitioner shall remain in force. P.S.GOPINATHAN,JUDGE jsr Crl.R.P.No.1531/10 3 Crl.R.P.No.1531/10 4