ORDER :

Instant Criminal Revision petition filed under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, is directed against the judgment, dated 25.11.2019, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Mandi, H.P., in Cr. Appeal No.24/2018, affirming judgment of conviction and order of sentence, dated 23.07.2018 & 25.07.2018, passed by learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.1, Mandi, H.P. in case N.I. Act No.215-III/18/16, titled as Punjab & Sindh Bank vs. Pawan Kumar, whereby learned trial Court while holding petitioner-accused guilty of having committed an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, convicted and sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment for three months and to pay compensation to the tune of Rs. 70,000/- to the complainant.

2. Briefly stated facts, as emerge from the record are that respondent/complainant/bank (hereinafter referred to as 'complainant') instituted a complaint under Section 138 of the Act in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.1, Mandi, H.P., stating therein that a Cash Credit Limit of Rs.65,000/- was granted to the accused on 28.09.2015 and he was t