H. R. Panwar, J. : This criminal revision under Sec. 397/401 of Code of the Criminal Procedure (for short `the Code' hereinafter) is directed against the judgment and order dated 19.1.2006 passed by Sessions Judge, Merta (for short `the appellate Court' hereinafter) in Criminal Appeal No. 34 of 2004 whereby the appellate Court dismissed the appeal filed by the petitioner against the judgment and order dated 7.10.2004 passed by learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Merta City (for short `the Trial Court' hereinafter) in Criminal Case No. 97 of 2004 by which the Trial Court convicted the petitioner for the offence under Sec. 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (for short `the Act' hereinafter). The complainant non-petitioner No. 2 Ramkaran appeared before this Court and filed an application seeking permission to compound the offence punishable under Sec. 138 of the Act as also compromise stating therein that the complainant-non-petitioner has compounded the offence with the petitioner. The compromise has been verified by the Deputy Registrar, Judicial today. The complainant has been identified by his counsel Mr. I.R. Choudhary. In the application compounding t