IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.R.UDAYABHANU MONDAY, THE 26TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 7TH PHALGUNA 1928 Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 856 of 2007(E) ------------------------------ CRA.1154/2004 of ADDL. SESSIONS JUDGE (ADHOC-II), ERNAKULAM CC.263/2001 of ADDL.CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, ERNAKULAM .................... REVN. PETITIONER: REVISION PETITIONER/APPELLANT/ACCUSED: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- M.C. SHAJU, AGED 46 YEARS, MEZHUKANNAL, VYTTILA, KOCHI-19. BY ADV. SRI.P.B.ASOKAN SRI.GEO PAUL RESPONDENTS: COMPLAINANT: ------------------------------------ 1. ANIL VARGHESE, 5-B, CHANDRA TOWERS, VYTTILA, KOCHI-19. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI. BREEZE M.S., PUBLIC PROSECUTOR THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.R. UDAYABHANU, J. -------------------------------------- CRL.R.P. NO. 856 of 2007 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of February, 2007 ORDER The revision petitioner stands convicted for the offence under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one month and to pay a compensation of Rs.65,000/- and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for two months. 2. 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 to pay a compensation of Rs. 60,000 under section 357(3) Cr.P.C and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for three months. The revision petitioner is granted six months time from today onwards to pay the amount of compensation. The revision petitioner shall appear before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ernakulam on 30.08.2007 to receive sentence. The Crl. R.P is disposed of accordingly. K.R.UDAYABHANU,JUDGE RV