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By the impugned judgment dated 02.07.2026 passed

in Criminal Appeal Case No.131/2024 by the Sessions

Judge, Rajanandgaon (C.G.), the appellate Court affirmed

the conviction and sentence of the applicant under Section

138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short, the

N.I. Act) passed on 07.10.2024 by the Judicial Magistrate

First Class, Rajanandgaon, (C.G.), in Complaint Case

No.4199/2023, whereby the applicant was convicted under

Section 138 of N.I. Act and sentenced him to undergo RI for

three months with fine/ compensation of Rs.3,50,000/-

payable to the complainant under Section 357(3) of the

Cr.P.C. and in default thereof, the applicant shall suffer

additional S.I. for three months.

Learned counsel for the applicant submits that both

the learned Courts have not properly appreciated the

evidence available on record, which resulted into conviction

and sentence of the applicant. He further submits that check

amount is Rs.3,00,000/-. He further submits that disposal of

this revision may take some considerable time, therefore, he

prays that the applicant may be enlarged on bail while

suspending the sentence during pendency of this revision.

I have heard learned counsel for the applicant and

perused the record.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case,

I.A. No.01/2026 is allowed and it is directed that the

substantive jail sentence imposed upon the applicant shall

remain suspended during pendency of this revision and he

shall be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond in

sum of Rs.15,000/- along with one surety in the like sum to

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the satisfaction of the concerned trial Court for his

appearance before the Registry of this Court on 05.11.2026.

He shall thereafter appear before the concerned trial Court

on a date to be given by the Registry of this Court and

thereafter, continue to appear before the concerned trial

Court on all such subsequent dates as are given to him by

the said Court till disposal of this revision.

Purely as an interim measure, it is further directed that

on applicant depositing 50% of the cheque amount, within a

period of 45 days from the date of this order, the recovery of

the remaining fine amount shall remain stayed till the final

disposal of the instant revision. If any amount deposited by

the applicant earlier before the concerned trial Court, the

same shall be adjusted. The respondent/Non-applicant

would be at liberty to withdraw the amount so deposited by

the applicant.

List this case after four weeks.

Sd/-

(Radhakishan Agrawal)

Judge

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