IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU FRIDAY, THE 17TH AUGUST 2007 / 26TH SRAVANA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 342 of 2000(B) ------------------------------ CRA.76/1998 of SESSIONS COURT, THRISSUR ST.3607/1995 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, KUNNAMKULAM .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------ ROBY S/O.GEORGE PAZHUNNANA HOUSE, KIZHOOR DESOM KUNNAMKULAM VILLAGE THALAPPILLY TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.JIJO PAUL RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT & STATE ----------------------------------------------------- 1. C.K.REGI S/O.KOCHUNNY CHUNKATH HOUSE, CHOWANNUR VILLAGE DESOM THALAPPILLY TALUK. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.AMJAD ALI SRI.M.K.DILEEP KUMAR FOR R1 THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J ------------------------------------------ Crl.R.P.No.342 of 2000 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 17th day of August, 2007 O R D E R The revision petitioner stands convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced, as modified by the appellate court, to undergo simple imprisonment for three days and to pay a compensation of Rs.23,000/- and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for three months and out of the amount of compensation, if realised, Rs.21,000/- is ordered to be paid to the complainant. 2. The counsel for the revision petitioner/accused 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 and to pay a compensation of Rs.23,000/- to the complainant and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for three months. The revision petitioner is granted three months' time to remit the amount of compensation. He shall appear before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kunnamkulam on 14.11.2007 to receive the sentence. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl K.R.UDAYABHANU, J Crl.R.P.No.1438/2002 ORDER 14th August 2007