E.a.Chacko v. C.Varkey
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court at Ernakulam considered a criminal revision petition challenging the conviction for cheque dishonour under Section 138 NI Act. The court modified the sentence and increased compensation to the cheque amount.
What did the court decide?
Sentence modified to imprisonment till the rising of the court; compensation increased to Rs. 25,000 with two months extended time for payment.
What the court decided
A compact analysis
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH OCTOBER 2008 / 23RD ASWINA 1930
Crl.Rev.Pet.No. 519 of 2000(A)
-----------------------------------------CRA.91/1996 OF SESSIONS COURT, KOZHIKODE, CC.494/1993 OF JUDL.MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS, PERAMBRA. ....................
REVISION PETITIONER/ APPELLANT/ ACCUSED:
---------------------------------------------------------------------
E.A. CHACKO, CLERK, GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL, CHERUVANNUR, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT.
BY ADV. SRI.P.SANJAY.
RESPONDENTS/ RESPONDENT/ COMPLAINANT:
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the sentence of simple imprisonment for one month and compensation of Rs. 15,000 imposed on the revision petitioner should be modified.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
E.A. Chacko
- respondent
Cherupilladu Varkey
- respondent
State of Kerala
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
Similar cases
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court