IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU FRIDAY, THE 23RD FEBRUARY 2007 / 4TH PHALGUNA 1928 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 818 of 2007 ----------------------------- CRA.161/2004 of ADDL. SESSIONS COURT, (FAST TRACK-I), PALAKKAD ST.3090/2001 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT, PATTAMBI .................... REVN. PETITIONER: APPELLANT/ACCUSED ------------------ RADHAKRISHNAN, S/O RAMAN, KATTAKKATTIL HOUSE, PULASSERY AMSOM AND DESOM, OTTAPALAM TALUK BY ADV. SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU SMT.P.MAYA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, EKM BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR AMJAD ALI THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R.UDAYABHANU, J --------------------------------------------- CRL.R.P.No.818 of 2007 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of February, 2007 ORDER Revision petitioner stands convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced as modified by the Sessions Court, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of three months and to pay a sum of Rs.62,000/- as compensation to the complainant under Section 357(3) of Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. Counsel for the revision petitioner has only sought for modification of the sentence and time to make the payment. In the circumstances, sentence is modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court and to pay compensation of Rs.62,000/- under Section 357 (3) of Code of Criminal Procedure and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for three months. Revision petitioner is granted four months' time to pay the amount of compensation. He shall appear before the Court of Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Pattambi on 26.6.2007 to receive the sentence. The Criminal Revision Petition is disposed of as above. K.R.UDAYABHANU, JUDGE csl