IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU MONDAY, THE 5TH MARCH 2007 / 14TH PHALGUNA 1928 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 967 of 2007() ----------------------------- CRA.398/2004 of ADDL.SESSIONS COURT, N. PARAVUR CC.169/2001 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, ALUVA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED ----------------------------------------------- JALAJA SREENIVASAN, ADVOCATE, SREEVIHAR, AZAD ROAD, KALOOR, KOCHI. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.ABOOBACKER(EDAPPALLY) RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS/COMPLAINANT & STATE -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. A.R.SULAIMAN, PROPRIETOR, "ILAHI METAL INDUSTRIES", MUNDAM PALAM, THRIKKAKKARA, KOCHI-21. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. AMJAD ALI, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R. UDAYABHANU, J ================================= CRL. R.P. NO. 967 OF 2007 ================================= Dated this the 5th day of March 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 one month and to pay an amount of Rs.1,00,000/- as compensation under section 357(3) Cr.P.C to the complainant and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for one month. 2. The counsel for the revision petitioner has sought for modification of sentence and for time to make the payment. In the circumstances, the sentence is modified to imprisonment till rising of the court and to pay the amount of compensation as ordered by the court below. The revision petitioner is granted six months time from today onwards to make the payment. The revision petitioner shall appear before Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Aluva on 30.08.2007. NBW if any pending shall be kept in abeyance till then. The Crl. R.P is disposed of accordingly. K.R. UDAYABHANU, JUDGE. RV