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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
P.V. Kunhikrisnan, J
V.D. Sumithran – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala – Respondent
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| 1. concurrent finding of conviction affirmed stating the limited scope of revision. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments against conviction and their subsequent rejection by the court. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. court's rationale on limiting its review powers. (Para 5) |
O R D E R
This Criminal Revision Petition is filed against the concurrent finding of conviction and sentence imposed on the Revision petitioner by the trial court and the appellate court.
2. The Revision petitioner is the accused in ST No.322/2014 on the file of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Thrissur. It is a prosecution initiated against the petitioner alleging offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short 'NI Act'). The learned Magistrate after a full fledged trial found that the petitioner is guilty under of the NI Act and he was sentenced to pay a fine of Rs.8,40,000/- (Rupees Eight Lakh Forty Thousand only) to the complainant as compensation under Section 357(1) of Cr.P.C. In default of payment of the fine amount, the petitioner was directed to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of six months. Aggrieved by the conviction and sentence imposed by
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