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PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
MANISHA BATRA
Kala – Appellant
Versus
Ferozepur Primary Co-Operative Agriculture Development Bank Limited – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Manisha Batra, J.
The present revision petition has been filed against the judgment of conviction and order on quantum of sentence, both dated 29.11.2019, passed by the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ferozepur in criminal complaint bearing CIA No. NACT/1035/2016, titled as The Ferozepur Primary Co-operative Agriculture Development Bank vs. Kala, filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short 'N. I. Act'), whereby the petitioner was held guilty for commission of offence punishable under the aforesaid section and was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and to pay fine of Rs. 2,90,000/- as compensation to the complainant 5,000/-, in default of which, he was directed to further undergo simple imprisonment for a period of six months. The petitioner has also laid challenge to the judgment dated 18.05.2023, passed by the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Fast Track Court, Ferozepur, whereby the appeal filed by him had been dismissed.
2. For the sake of coherence and convenience, the parties shall be referred to as per their original nomenclature given before the learned trial Court.
3. Brie
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