K.BABU, J.

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Criminal.R.P No.1367 of 2025 ---------------------------------------

Dated this the 29^th day of January, 2026 O R D E R The challenge in this Crl.Revision Petition is to the judgment dated 19.03.2025 in Crl.Appeal No.24 of 2024 passed by the Additional Sessions Court-III, Manjeri, confirming the conviction and the sentence rendered by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I, Perinthalmanna, in judgment dated 22.02.2024 in S.T No.23 of 2019.

2. The revision petitioner is the sole accused. He has been convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable instruments Act, 1881 (for short ‘the NI Act’) and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment till rising of the Court. He was also directed to pay compensation of Rs.9,83,400/- to the complainant.

3. Respondent No.2/complainant filed a complaint before the Trial Court alleging that the revision petitioner/accused executed Ext.P1 cheque for a sum of Rs.7,45,000/-. The complainant presented the cheque for encashment. It was dishonoured unpaid due to insufficiency of funds in the account of the accused. Even after the receipt of the statutory notice, the revision petitioner did not pay the amoun