IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU THURSDAY, THE 6TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 15TH BHADRA 1929 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 252 of 2000() ----------------------------- CRA.145/1997 of I ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, KOLLAM CC.819/1993 of JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, KARUNAGAPPALLY. .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ ACCUSED ----------------------- LEKSHMIKUTTY, BHANUTHEKKETHIL, KALLELIBHAGAM VILLAGE, KARUNAGAPPALLY. BY ADV. SRI.K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS / STATE AND COMPLAINANT ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. DEVAYANI SARALA, SREEVILASATHU, PADA NORTH, KARUNAGAPPALLY. BY ADV. SRI.B.KRISHNA MANI SRI.V.PREMCHAND PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.AMJAD ALI THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: tss K.R.UDAYABHANU, J ----------------------------------------- Crl.R.P.No.252 of 2000 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of September, 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 R.I. for six months. 2. Counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for modification of the sentence. In the circumstances, the sentence is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court and to pay a compensation of Rs.25,000/- to the respondents/complainant and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for three months. The revision petitioner is granted three months' time to remit the amount of compensation. She shall appear before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-Karunagappally on 6.12.2007 to receive the sentence. The criminal revision petition is disposed of accordingly. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl