IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU FRIDAY, THE 15TH JUNE 2007 / 25TH JYAISHTA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 2374 of 2007() ------------------------------ CRA.451/2006 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT (ADHOC)-II, ALAPPUZHA CC.480/2004 of CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, ALAPPUZHA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------------------------ SYLESH KUMAR, S/O. PUSHPAN, VALIAVILA WARD, PULIYILA NALLILA, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.SHAJI SRI.E.S.ASHRAF RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT & STATE --------------------------------------------- 1. SREE GOKULAM CHIT AND FINANCE (P) LTD., ALAPPUZHA, REP. BY ITS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, R.SANTHOSH CHANDRAKURUP, S/O. RAGHAVAN NAIR, CHAKKOOR, KARUVATTA. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY 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 15/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- CRL.R.P.No.2374of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of June, 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 imprisonment till the rising of the court and to pay a compensation of Rs.70,000/- to the complainant vide Section 357(3) of the Crl.P.C. and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for three months. 2. Counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for time to pay the amount of compensation. In the circumstances, the conviction and sentence is confirmed. Revision petitioner is granted six months' time from today onwards to pay the amount of compensation, less the amount already deposited, if any. He shall appear before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court-Alappuzha, on 15.12.2007 to receive the sentence. Non bailable warrant pending, if any, shall be kept in abeyance till 15.12.2007. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl