ORDER

P.N. Sinha, J.— This revisional application is directed against judgment and order dated 20.9.02 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Purulia in Criminal Appeal No 8/02 thereby affirming the judgment and order of conviction dated 30-4-2000 (sic) passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate (in short CJM), Purulia in complaint Case No. 36/2000 under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (in short N.I. Act) thereby sentencing the accused petitioner to pay a fine of Rs. 1,50,000/- i.e. to suffer simple imprisonment for 6 months with further direction that if the amount of fine be paid, Rs. 1,49,400/- out of the fine amount shall be paid to complainant O P. No. 1 Nepal Mahato as compensation. Being aggrieved by, and dissatisfied with, the order of affirmation of sentence by the learned Sessions Judge, the accused petitioner has preferred the instant revisional application.

2.Mr. Himangshu De, learned Advocate appearing for the accused petitioner submitted that handwriting over the cheque in question is disputed.

Name of Nepal Mahato, the complainant is appearing in the front page and the back page of the cheque and these two writings of the name Nepal Mahato is almost