JUDGMENT

Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. - Cr.Mp(M) No. 1416 of 2018

By medium of this application, the applicant/petitioner has sought condonation of delay of 412 days, which has crept up in filing of the revision petition. For the reasons so assigned and set-out in the application, the same is allowed and the delay in filing of the revision is condoned. Application stands disposed of.

Criminal Revision be registered.

Cr. Revision No. 416 of 2018

2. The petitioner has been convicted and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of three months and to pay a sum of Rs.5,50,000/- as compensation to the complainantrespondent for an offence having been committed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act(for short the ''Act'') by the learned trial Magistrate on 31.3.2016/01.04.2016., which conviction and sentence was upheld by the learned Sessions Judge, Mandi on 08.09.2017, constraining him to file the present revision petition.

3. Briefly stated the facts of the case are that in the month of August, 2009 the petitioner borrowed Rs.6,00,000/- from the respondent for purchase of Maxi Cab bearing registration No. HP-01A-0345 with a promise to pay every instalment of finance