JUDGMENT

Jasjit Singh Bedi, J. (Oral) - The prayer in the present revision petition under Section 397/401 read with Section 357(4) Cr.P.C. is for setting aside the order dated 20.01.2016 passed by the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge, Ludhiana in Criminal Appeal No.124 of 15.12.2014 and registration No.CRA-1033-2014 titled as 'Gaurav Khullar versus M/s Eleven V Industries and Ors.' whereby the appeal filed by the revisionist/complainant against the omission to grant of compensation under Section 357(1)(b) Cr.P.C. by the Magistrate while passing the order of conviction and sentence dated 22.09.2014 in a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and for enhancement of substantive sentence awarded by the Magistrate has been dismissed and no amount of compensation has been granted to the revisionist/complainant after the judgment of conviction and order of sentence had been upheld by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ludhiana.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the revisionist/complainant (hereinafter known as 'the petitioner') had instituted a criminal complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act against the respondents/convicts (hereinafter