IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH APRIL 2007 / 14TH CHAITHRA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 1497 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.357/2004 of SESSIONS COURT, KOLLAM CC.410/2001 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-III, PUNALUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------------------------- M.S.SUDHA, D/O.MADHAVAN PILLAI, KOPPARATHAZHATHIL VEEDU, (MADATHILARAYIL VEEDU), VILAKUDI, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.R.ARUN RAJ RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT AND STATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. 2. T.TULASIBAI AMMA, D/O.SANKARA PILLAI, SREESANKARA VIHAR, CHEMMANTHUR SOUTH, PUNALUR, KOLLAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.BREEZE M.S. THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- CRL.R.P.No.1497 of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th 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 three months and to pay a compensation of Rs.1,50,000/- to the complainant vide Section 357(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for fifteen days. 2. Counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for modification of the sentence and time to make the payment. In the circumstances, the sentence is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court. The rest of the sentence is affirmed. Revision petitioner is granted six months' time from today onwards to pay the amount of compensation. She shall appear before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Punalur on 5.10.2007 to receive the sentence. Non bailable warrant, pending, if any shall be kept in abeyance till then. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl