IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU FRIDAY, THE 9TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 20TH MAGHA 1928 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 540 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRA.488/2004 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, THRISSUR CC.1034/1999 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, CHAVAKKAD .................... REVN. PETITIONER/APPELLANT: --------------------------------------------------- V.R.PREMANADHAN, POSTMAN, S/O.RAMAKRISHNAN, R.S.POST OFFICE, NEAR SAKTHAN TAMBURAN BUS STAND, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.DINESH MATHEW J.MURICKEN RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: -------------------------------------------------- 1. NARAYANAN, S/O.NARAYANAN NAIR, NAVANEETHAM, PUTHENPALLY P.O., MAMMIYOOR, GURUVAYOOR. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.M.KKAMMAPPU THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION 09/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- CRL.R.P.No.540 of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of February, 2007 ORDER 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 15 days, as modified by the Sessions Judge and to pay a sum of Rs.40,000/- to the complainant as compensation and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 15 days. The learned counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for three months' time to pay the amount of compensation and modification of the sentence. 2. In the circumstances, the sentence is modified as imprisonment till the rising of the court and to pay a sum of Rs.40,000/- as compensation and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one month. The revision petitioner is granted three months' time to pay the compensation amount. The petitioner/accused shall appear before the Judicial CRL.R.P.No.540/2007 Page numbers Magistrate of First Class, Chavakkad on 10.5.2007 to receive the sentence. The revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl