JUDGMENT :

Virender Singh, J.

1. Petitioner-Subhash has filed the present Criminal Revision Petition against the judgment dated 30.12.2023, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Rohru, District Shimla, H.P. (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Appellate Court’) in Criminal Appeal No. 129-R/10 of 2023, titled as Subash Vs. Naval Kishore.

2. By way of judgment dated 30.12.2023, the learned Appellate Court has dismissed the appeal, filed bythe petitioner, against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 31.08.2023, passed by the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.1, Rohru, District Shimla, H.P. (hereinafter called as the ‘trial Court’), in Criminal Case No. 72-3 of 2015, titled as Naval Kishore Vs. Subash.

3. Vide judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 31.08.2023, the 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 six months and to pay a compensation of Rs.1,60,000/- to the complainant.

4. After dismissal of the appeal by the learned Appellat