IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU MONDAY, THE 26TH MARCH 2007 / 5TH CHAITHRA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1252 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.230/2006 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (FAST TRACK)-II, ALAPPUZHA CC.18/2005 of CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, ALAPPUZHA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------------------ INDIRA, W/O.JAYA SIMHAN, ANANDA MANDIRAM, KANNAMKARA P.O., THANNERMUKKOM, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SMT.C.G.BINDU SMT.C.G.AJITHA RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT & STATE -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. P.RAJENDRAN, S/O.PARAMESWARAN, MANNAMKARIYIL, MUHAMMA P.O., ALAPPUZHA. 2. STATE OF KERALA, THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.C.M.KAMMAPPU THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- CRL.R.P.No.1252 of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of March, 2007 ORDER The revision petitioner stands convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for six months and to pay a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- as compensation to the complainant vide Section 357(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for six months. 2. Counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for modification of the sentence and time to make the payment. In the circumstances, sentence is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court. The rest of the sentence is confirmed. Revision petitioner is granted four months' time to pay the compensation amount, less the amount deposited if any. Revision petitioner shall appear before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Alappuzha on 10.7.2007 to receive the sentence. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl