IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN MONDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2009 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 3950 of 2009() ------------------------------ CRA.169/2009 of III ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE(ADHOC-I), THODUPUZHA ST.791/2006 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS - II, IDUKKI .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED -------------------------------------- P.SUDHAKARAN, OVERSEER, O/O. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, PONMUDA ELECTRICAL SECTION, TIRUR EAST, ELECTRICAL DIVISION, MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJEEV RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/STATE & COMPLAINANT ---------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. ABRAHAM M.A., S/O. AUGUSTINE, MAPRAYIL HOUSE, THADIYAMPADU P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.JAYAKRISHNAN THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.S.GOPINATHAN, J. ------------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.3950 of 2009 -------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of December, 2009 ORDER The revision petitioner was found guilty for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act by the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-II, Idukki in S.T.No.791 of 2006. He was convicted and sentenced to simple imprisonment for six months and to pay Rs.80,000/- as compensation to the second respondent who prosecuted him before the trial court. In Criminal Appeal No.169 of 2009, the 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Adhoc-I, while confirming the conviction, reduced the sentence to imprisonment till rising of the court with compensation as ordered by the trial court. Now this revision petition. 2. The learned counsel for the revision petitioner submitted that he is seeking only six months time to remit the compensation. The submission is recorded. The revision petition is dismissed. The revision petitioner is granted six months time to remit the compensation. Till then, the bail bond executed by him shall remain in force. P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE skj