IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU FRIDAY, THE 14TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 23RD BHADRA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 151 of 1999() ----------------------------- CC.885/1998 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, KARUNAGAPPALLY .................... REVN. PETITIONER: ------------------ C.K.RADHAKRISHNAN CHANGAYIL VEEDU, PULIYOOR VANCHI VADAKKUM MURI, THODIYOOR VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.V.N.ACHUTHA KURUP SRI.B.S.SWATHY KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. AJITH PRATHAP, S/O.CHANDRASEKHARAN, INDIRA BHAVANATHIL, MARUTHOORKULANGARA, THEKKUM MURI, KARUNAGAPPALLY VILLAGE. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.ANIL S.RAJ PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SRI C.K.SURESH THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Crl.R.P.No.151 of 1999-A ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated this the 14th day of September, 2007 O R D E R The revision petitioner is the complainant in C.C.No.885/1998 in which the accused stands convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of Rs.5000/- and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for three months for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The complainant has sought for modification of the sentence imposed as the cheque amount involved is Rs.50,000/-. The court below has not ordered any compensation. In the circumstances, the sentence imposed by the court below is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court and to pay compensation of Rs.50,000/- and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for two months. The first respondent/accused is granted six months time to remit the amount of compensation. He shall appear before the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Karunagappally, on 14/03/2008 to receive the sentence. The criminal revision petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, Judge ms K.R.UDAYABHANU, J. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Crl.R.P.No.151 of 1999-A ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ O R D E R 14th September, 2007