1. The petitioner is the accused for offence punishable under S.138 of the N.I. Act in C.C.No.118 of 2012 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Perumbavoor instituted on the basis of a complaint filed by the 1st respondent herein. The trial court as per the impugned judgment rendered on 29.6.2015 has convicted the accused and sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment till the rising of the court and to pay compensation of Rs.1.5 lakhs (which is the amount covered by the dishonoured cheque) to the complainant as compensation in terms of S.357(3) of Cr.P.C and in default to pay compensation, the accused have to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of three months. The petitioner has challenged the same by filing Crl.A.No.297 of 2015 before the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, N.Paravur. The appellate court as to the impugned judgment rendered on 28.02.2017 has dismissed the appeal and has thereby confirmed the impugned conviction and sentence. Challenging the concurrent verdicts of both the court below the petitioner preferred this Criminal Revision petition by taking recourse to the remedies available under Ss.397 and 401 of Cr.P.C.

2. Heard Sr