The petitioner is accused for offence under Sec.138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act in C.C.No.50/2010 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court-II, Cherthala, instituted on the basis of a complaint filed by the 1st respondent herein. The trial court as per the impugned judgment dated 27.4.2013 had convicted the petitioner for the above said offence and had also sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment for 3 months and to pay an amount of Rs.50,000/- (which is the amount covered by the dishonoured cheque) to the complainant as compensation under Sec. 357(3) of the Cr.P.C. and in default thereof, he was to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of 15 days. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner had preferred Crl.Appeal No.208/2013 before the Sessions Court, Alappuzha. The appellate court concerned (the Court of Addl. Sessions Judge, Alappuzha) by the impugned judgment rendered on 31.10.2014 has dismissed the appeal, thereby confirming the impugned sentence and conviction. It is aggrieved by the abovesaid concurrent verdicts rendered by both the courts below that the petitioner has preferred the instant Criminal Revision Petition by taking recourse t