IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD MAY 2007 / 2ND JYAISHTA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1958 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.269/2006 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT (FAST TRACK I), ALAPPUZHA CC.460/2003 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, CHERTHALA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED ----------------------------------- K.N.VENUGOPALAN, S/O NARAYANAN, VAZHACHIRAYIL HOUSE, C.M.C-23, CHERTHALA. BY ADV. SRI.C.K.SAJEEV RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE -------------------------------------------- 1. V.R.RAJAN, S/O RAMAN, SARAVANA FROM PUTHENVELIYIL,C.M.C 14, CHERTHALA. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. C.M. KAMMAPPU, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R. UDAYABHANU, J ================================= CRL. R.P. NO. 1958 OF 2007 ================================= Dated this the 23rd day of May 2007 O R D E R The revision petitioner stands convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for one month and to pay a compensation of Rs.76,500/- to the complainant vide Section 357(3) Cr.P.C and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for one month. 2. The counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for modification of sentence and for time to pay the amount of compensation. 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 appear before Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Cherthala on 23.11.2007 to receive sentence. Non bailable warrant pending if any shall be kept in abeyance. The Crl.R.P is disposed of accordingly. K.R. UDAYABHANU, JUDGE. rv