IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU TUESDAY, THE 10TH APRIL 2007 / 20TH CHAITHRA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1544 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.271/2003 of II ADDL.SESSIONS COURT, KOLLAM CC.306/2000 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-III, PUNALUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELALNT/ACCUSED -------------------------------------------------------------- THANKAPPAN NAIR, S/O.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, THEKKEVILA VEEDU, KURAVALOOR,PUNALUR, PATHANAMPURAM, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.R.ARUN RAJ RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT & STATE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. JAYA MOHAN, W/O.MOHAN,CHERUKULATH VEEDU, MALOOR, PATHANAPURAM,KOLLAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.M.KAMMAPPU THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- CRL.R.P.No.1544 of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of April, 2007 O R D E R The revision petitioner stands convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced, as modified by the appellate court, to undergo simple imprisonment for fifteen days and to pay a compensation of Rs.75,000/- to the complainant under Section 357(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for one month. 2. The revision petitioner has only sought for modification of the sentence and 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. Revision petitioner is granted four months' time from today onwards to pay the amount of compensation. He shall appear before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-III, Punalur on 14.8.2007 to receive the sentence. Non bailable warrant, pending, if any shall be kept in CRRP1544/2007 -2- abeyance till 14.8.2007. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl