IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR MONDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY 2008 / 8TH MAGHA 1929 Crl.MC.No. 339 of 2008() ------------------------ AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 03/01/2008 IN CRMP 3695/2007 IN CRA.691/2007 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT,-I, MAVELIKKARA .................... PETITIONER: ------------ S.GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI S/O.GOVINDA PANICKER KALATHIL VEEDU, MENAMPALLY MURI PERINGALA VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJEEV RESPONDENTS: ------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. M.S. BREEZE, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR , J. ========================== CRL.M.C. No. 339 of 2008 ========================== Dated this the 28th day of January, 2008. ORDER The petitioner has been convicted for an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act by the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Mavelikkara. He preferred an appeal before the Additional Sessions Court-II, Mavelikkara. As per the impugned Annexure I order he has been directed to deposit a sum of Rs.25000/- as a condition for suspending the sentence. The amount was directed to be deposited before the trial court within one month from the date of the impugned order. 2. Having regard to the fact that the cheque amount exceeds Rs.1 lakh, I do not find the said condition to be onerous. However, I am inclined to grant the petitioner some more time to make the deposit. Accordingly, this Crl. M.C is disposed of permitting the petitioner to deposit the said amount within three months from today. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv