JUDGMENT

1. Memo of appearance filed on behalf of respondent No. 2 is taken on record.

2. Through this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. prayer has been made for quashing of impugned orders dated 18.05.2022 and 06.08.2022 (Annexures P-3 and P-4, respectively) passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Hisar, in Criminal Appeal No. 153 of 2022 filed against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 02.05.2022 (Annexure P-2) rendered by the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Hisar, in Criminal Complaint No. 706-H dated 06.10.2020 titled 'M/s Sidhant Motors Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Vinay Kumar' filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short 'the NI Act'), vide which the petitioner was directed to deposit 20% of the compensation amount awarded by the trial Court within a period of 60 days in view of Section 148 of the NI Act.

3. Brief facts of the case are that complainant-company (respondent No. 2 herein) deals in sales and repairs of motor vehicles and petitioner-accused was working as Store In-charge in the company from very long time. During audit of the store, the parts worth Rs.30,00,000/-were found missing. The petitioner admitted in writing his liabili