1. This criminal revision is filed seeking to call for the records in C.A.No.178 of 2007 on the file of the learned VII Additional Sessions Judge Court, Chennai, confirming the order dated 19.07.2007 made in C.C.No.6058 of 2003, on the file of the learned XV Metropolitan Magistrate, George Town, Chennai and set aside the Judgment dated 05.01.2008 passed in C.A.No.178 of 2007.

2. The learned XV Metropolitan Magistrate, George Town, Chennai convicted the revision petitioner for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment for two years and to pay a compensation of Rs.30,000/-to the respondent within a period of three months. On appeal, the learned VII Additional Sessions Judge Court, Chennai, confirmed the conviction and modified the sentence of imprisonment by reducing it to six months simple imprisonment and ordered the compensation to be paid to the respondent within a period of two months.

3. The learned counsel for the revision petitioner/ accused would only contend that the complaint before the lower court was filed belatedly, without an application for condonation of delay, hence, the com