IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, J
K.RAMCHANDRAN PILLAI – Appellant
Versus
P.G.GEORGE – Respondent
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| 1. petitioner filed for revising conviction under section 138. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. court reviews the limitations of its revisional jurisdiction. (Para 3) |
| 3. sentencing modified to focus on compensation instead of imprisonment. (Para 4 , 5) |
ORDER
The above Criminal Revision Petition is filed seeking the following reliefs:
“To allow this Revision Petition, set aside the judgments of the courts below and acquit the petitioner from the charge. ” [SIC]
2. 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. The revision petitioner is the accused in C.C. No.494/1996 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Pathanamthitta. 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 undergo simple imprisonment for six months and to pay a fine of Rs.2,65,000/- (Rupees Two lakhs sixty five thousand only). In default of pa
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