IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU MONDAY, THE 12TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 23RD MAGHA 1928 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 618 of 2007 ----------------------------- CRA.329/2002 of ADDITIONAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC-III),KOLLAM CC.815/1999 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, PARAVOOR .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------ SUSEELA, W/O. VIJAYAN, SANJAY BHAVAN, NEDUNGOLAM, PARAVOOR VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.C.UNNIKRISHNAN (KOLLAM) SRI.S.HARIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT ------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. SRI. SATHYAVRUTHAN, S/O. GOVINDAN, KALLUVILA VEEDU, KURUMANDAL CHERRY, PARAVOOR VILLAGE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. R1 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MR. KAMMAPPU THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R. UDAYABHANU, J. CRL.R.P.NO.618 of 2007 DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2007 ORDER The revision petitioner stands convicted with respect to the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for six months and to pay a compensation of Rs.20,000/- to the complainant under Section 357 (3) Cr.P.C. Counsel for the revision petitioner has sought only time to pay the amount of compensation and modification of the sentence. In the circumstances, the sentence is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court and to pay a compensation of Rs.20,000/- to the complainant and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for one month. The revision petitioner is granted four months time to pay the amount of compensation to the complainant. He shall appear before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Paravoor to receive the sentence on 12-6-2007. The Crl.R.P.is disposed of accordingly. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE ks. CRMC -2-