JUDGMENT

Vikas Bahl, J. (Oral). - Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. is for quashing of Order dated 22.07.2021 (Annexure P-6) passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Hisar in CRA-556-2017 titled as Seema Gupta Vs. Vijay, vide which the present Petitioner who has been convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (hereinafter to be referred to as “the Act of 1881”) has been directed to deposit 20% of the compensation amount within 60 days, in view of the amended provisions of Section 148 of the 1881 Act and also in view of the law laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court in Criminal Appeal No. 917-944 of 2019, decided on 29.05.2019 titled as “Surinder Singh Deswal and others versus Virender Gandhi”.

The brief facts of the present case are that the respondent had filed a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 against the present petitioner namely Seema Gupta and one Chander Parkash Gupta, who has also independently filed a petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C.

Vide judgment dated 10.10.2017, the present petitioner and Chander Parkash Gupta were held guilty for the commission of offence under Section 138 of the