Judgment :

(Virender Singh, J.)

Petitioner-Rakesh Narnol has filed the present revision petition against the judgment dated 17.01.2022, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sirmaur District at Nahan, H.P. (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Appellate Court’), in Criminal Appeal No.101-N/10 of 2016, titled as Rakesh Narnol versus Rajesh Kumar & Another.

2. By way of judgment dated 17.01.2022, the learned Appellate Court has dismissed the appeal filed, by the petitioner, against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 07.10.2016, passed by the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Nahan, District Sirmaur, H.P., (hereinafter referred to as the ‘trial Court’), in Criminal Complaint No.79/3 of 2014, titled as Rajesh Kumar versus Rakesh Narnol.

3. Vide judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 07.10.2016, learned trial Court has convicted the petitioner, for the offence, punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NI Act’) and sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment, for a period of one month and to pay a compensation of Rs.1,70,000/- to the complainant.

4. After dismissal of the appeal by the le