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. 1533 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.628/2005 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURTS (ADHOC), MAVELIKKARA CC.696/2004 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, KAYAMKULAM .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED -------------------------------------------------------------- P.KRISHNAN, AGED 68 YEARS APSARA, SANATHANAM NEAR S.D.V.CENTRAL SCHOOL ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.B.S.SIVAJI RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT & STATE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. N.VASUDEVAN KOCHUTHARAYIL MANJADITHARA MURU PALLICKAL P.O. KAYAMKULAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.LATHA THANKAPPAN 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.1533 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 to undergo simple imprisonment for one year and to pay a compensation of Rs.1,00,000/- to the complainant under Section 357(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for two months. 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 six months' time from today onwards to pay the amount of compensation. He shall appear before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kayamkulam on 12.10.2007 to receive the sentence. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl