Subi Balan @ Subi Vishnu Das v. Rajendran
Criminal Revision – Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, S.138
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: S.138 NI Act; dishonour of cheque dated 05.03.2013; time for payment of fine; default clause; simple imprisonment four months; confirmation of concurrent findings; fine Rs.4,50,000/-; CRL.REV.PET No.690/2019; 2025:KER:27580; High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam; Justice G. Girish; decided 01.04.2025. Petitioner Subi Balan @ Subi Vishnu Das sought only reasonable time to pay the fine imposed by the Sessions Court, Alappuzha in Crl.A.No.16/2017 (arising from CC No.3318/2013, JMFC Ambalapuzha); the court granted time till 01.08.2025 (four months) while confirming the Section 138 NI Act conviction and upholding the appellate sentence, payable to de facto complainant Rajendran.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner granted time till 01.08.2025 (four months) to remit the fine of Rs.4,50,000/- imposed by the Appellate Court; the conviction under Section 138 NI Act and the Appellate Court's sentence are otherwise confirmed and upheld.