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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Jobin Sebastian, J
Rajesh Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala – Respondent
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| 1. summary of trial and appellate court history regarding ni act conviction. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. application of compromise/compounding of offence under s. 147 of the ni act. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
O R D E R
Dated this the 25th day of May, 2026 This Criminal Revision Petition has been filed under Sections 397 and 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure challenging the judgment dated 22.01.2020 in Criminal Appeal No.158/2015 on the file of the Additional Sessions Judge-VI, Thiruvananthapuram, arising out of the judgment dated 05.05.2015 in C.C. No.89/2012 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-III, Nedumangad.
2. The revision petitioner herein is the sole accused in the above case.
The learned Magistrate, after trial, found the accused guilty of the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short, “the NI Act”) and convicted him thereunder. Consequently, the accused was sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay a fine of Rs.13,16,000/-. In default of payment of the fine amount, the accused was directed to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of six months. It was fur
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