HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.489 of 2001 JUDGMENT: The petitioner herein-A.2 along with another was tried by the learned XI Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad, in C.C.No.167 of 1999 for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. During the course of trial, on behalf of the complainant, P.W.1 was examined and Exs.P.1 to P.9 were marked. On behalf of the accused, D.W.1 was examined and Exs.D.1 to D.28 were marked. On a careful consideration of both the oral and documentary evidence, the learned Magistrate came to the conclusion that accused No.3 is found not guilty of the offence and accordingly acquitted him, but found accused No.2 guilty of the offence, and accordingly, convicted and sentenced her to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/-, in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for a period of three months, by judgment dated 05.02.2001. As against the said judgment, A.2 filed Crl.A.No.86 of 2001 on the file of the I Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad, and the same was dismissed on 24.04.2001. Being aggrieved by the same, A.2 preferred this revision. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. 3. Having looked into the evidence and also perused the judgments passed by the courts below, this Court is of the view that the petitioner-A.2 is guilty of the offence punishable under Section 138 of the N.I. Act. Therefore, I see no merits in this revision. 4. At this juncture, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was in jail for a week and he has paid the fine amount and prayed to take a lenient view. 5. Having considered the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner and as the offence is of the year 1998 and the cheque amount is only Rs.15,000/-, this Court takes a lenient view and reduces the sentence imposed by the trial court as confirmed by the appellate court to that of the period already undergone by the petitioner. 6. With the above modification, the Criminal Revision Case is dismissed. ______________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 8th July, 2010. CBS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.489 of 2001 (Dismissed) 8th July, 2010 CBS HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No. 489 of 2001 DATE:08.07.2010 Between: Sudharani … Petitioner/A.2 And Vashulal Pessoomal and another … Respondents