IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU MONDAY, THE 12TH MARCH 2007 / 21ST PHALGUNA 1928 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 999 of 1998() ----------------------------- CRA.26/1997 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT,-I, MAVELIKKARA ST.66/1990 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, KAYAMKULAM .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED -------------------------------------------------------- A.E.G. KURUP, KOICKAL VEEDU PULLIKKANAKKU P.O., KAYAMKULAM BY ADV. SRI.S.VIJAYAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. T.N.VASUDEVAN NAIR, LAKSHMI SADANAM KAVALAM, CHERUKARA P.O. ALAPPUZHA. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM BY ADV. SRI.T.A.SHAJI SMT.P.M.INDU BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.AMJAD ALI THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: CRL.R.P.999/1998 ORDER ON CRL.M.P.4988/1998 IN CRL.R.P.NO.999/1998 DISMISSED 12.3.2007 SD- K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- CRL.R.P.No.999 of 1998 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of March, 2007 ORDER The revision petitioner stands convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of three months. 2. Counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for modification of the sentence and time to make the payment. In the circumstances, sentence is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court and to pay a compensation of Rs.33,000/- vide Section 357(3) of Crl.P.C. and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for three months. Revision petitioner is granted two months' time from today onwards to pay the amount of compensation. He shall appear before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court- Kayamkulam on 15.5.2007 to receive the sentence. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl