IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST FEBRUARY 2007 / 2ND PHALGUNA 1928 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 567 of 2007(E) ------------------------------ CRA.592/2004 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT-II, MAVELIKKARA CC.418/2002 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS-I, CHENGANNUR .................... REVN. PETITIONER: ACCUSED: ---------------------------------- MURALEEDHARAN, S/O. THANKAPPAN, MOOLAYUZHATHIL, NISHA BHAVAN, PANDAVAN PARA, CHENGANOOR. BY ADV. SRI.DILIP MOHAN RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANTS/STATE: -------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. MURALEEDHARAN NAIR, MUDIYILEZHATHU HOUSE, PULIYOOR MURI, PULIYOOR VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.R.VINOD SRI. AMJAD ALI, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R. UDAYABHANU, J ================================= CRL. R.P. NO. 567 OF 2007 ================================= Dated this the 21st day of February 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. 75,000/- to the complainant under section 357 (3) Cr.P.C and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for one month. The revision petitioner has sought for modification of sentence and for time to make the payment. In the circumstances, sentence is modified to imprisonment till rising of the court and the rest of the sentence regarding compensation is retained. The revision petitioner is granted two months time from today onwards to pay the amount of compensation. The revision petitioner shall appear before Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Chengannur on 25.04.2007 to receive sentence. K.R. UDAYABHANU, JUDGE. RV