Criminal Revision Petition No. 3429 of 2009 · Kerala High Court · 2009
Case at a glance
Outcome
Dismissed
In the above circumstances, therevision petition is dismissed as devoid of merits
Provisions considered
- Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 s. 138
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 s. 357(3)
Key paragraphs
- Para 33. Assailing the legality, correctness and propriety of the above conviction and sentence as modified in appeal, this revision petition was filed. Crl.R.P.No. 3429 of 200924.Today, when the revision petition came up forhearing, learned counsel for the revision petitioner submitted that the revision petitioner is…
Judgment
P.S. GOPINATHAN, J.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Crl.R.P.No. 3429 of 2009- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Dated this the 4th day of November, 2009
O R D E R1.The revision petitioner was convicted for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act by the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class-II, Thodupuzha in S.T.No.91/2007 and sentenced to simple imprisonment for aperiod of three months with direction to pay Rs.50,000/- as compensation to the 1st respondent under Section 357 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Aggrieved by the above conviction and sentenceCriminal Appeal No.86/2008 was field before the SessionsJudge, Thodupuzha. In appeal, the conviction was confirmed. The substantive sentence was reduced to imprisonment till rising of the court. The order to pay compensation was sustained.
Operative part
Assailing the legality, correctness and propriety of the above conviction and sentence as modified in appeal, this revision petition was filed. Crl.R.P.No. 3429 of 200924.Today, when the revision petition came up forhearing, learned counsel for the revision petitioner submitted that the revision petitioner is only seeking time to pay the compensation. In the above circumstances, there vision petition is dismissed as devoid of merits. Therevision petitioner is granted six months time to pay the compensation. Till then, the bail bond executed by there vision petitioner shall remain in force. P.S. GOPINATHAN, JUDGEshg/
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: In the above circumstances, therevision petition is dismissed as devoid of merits
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — s. 138; Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 357(3).
Which court decided this case, and when?
Kerala High Court, on 04 Nov 2009. The bench was P S GOPINATHAN.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
This is a result about the indexed corpus, not a finding that the judgment remains good law. Coverage may be incomplete.