IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU FRIDAY, THE 27TH APRIL 2007 / 7TH VAISAKHA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1738 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.577/2004 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC), THRISSUR ST.779/2001 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-II, THRISSUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER: PETITIONER ----------------------------- RAGHU, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O. NARAYANAN, KOOTHUPALLAKKAL HOUSE, CHRIST COLLEGE ROAD, IRINJALAKUDA, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.SAJEEV RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT. ------------------------------------- 1. EAST WEST CAPITAL (P) LTD. WEST FORT, THRISSUR, REPRESENTED BY MANAGING DIRECTOR, LANCY NEELANKAVIL, S/O. SEBASTIAN, NEELANKAVIL HOUSE, LALOOR DESOM, P.O.ELTHURUTH, THRISSUR. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.GIKKU JACOB THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R. UDAYABHANU, J. CRL.R.P.NO.1738 of 2007 DATED THIS THE 27th April 2007 ORDER The petitioner stands convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for three months and to pay Rs.40,500/- as compensation under Section 357(3) Cr.P.C. and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for three months. The petitioner has only sought for modification of sentence and time to pay the amount of compensation. In the circumstances the sentence is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court and the rest of the sentence is confirmed. The petitioner is granted three months time to pay the amount of compensation. He shall appear before the Judicial First Class Magistrate-II, Thrissur on 30-7-2007 to receive the sentence. The Crl.revision petition is disposed of accordingly. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE ks. CRMC -2-