ORDER :

1. This criminal revision petition is filed under Section 397(1) r/w Section 401 of Cr.P.C. seeking to set aside the judgment dated 31.10.2012 passed by the II Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Belgaum, in Crl.A.No.13/2012 confirming the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by the JMFC II Court, Belgaum, in C.C.No.1592/2009 dated 09.09.2011 wherein the revision petitioner has been convicted for the offence punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short ‘NI Act’) and sentenced to pay a fine of Rs.1,28,000/- in default to undergo a simple imprisonment for 6 months.

1.1 [Note: The revision petitioner/accused has preferred 15 separate revision petitions against the judgments of the Court below including the above case in Crl.R.P.Nos.2011-2025/2013 in respect of dishonor of 15 cheques amounting to Rs.1 lakh each, separate judgment is passed in each case.].

2. The parties are referred to as per their ranks in the trial court.

3. The relevant facts of the case leading to this revision petition are as under:

3.1 The Complainant is the permanent resident of Anjaneya Nagar, Belgaum and the accused is his neighbour and close friend. The accused