$~71 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.REV.P.(NI) 255/2025, CRL.M.A. 33566-33567/2025, CRL.M.(BAIL) 2274-2274/2025 AJAY KHATRI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikas Yadav and Ms. Upma Yadav, Advocates.

versus JITENDER KUMAR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Lalit Ohlan, Advocate.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

O R D E R

% 13.11.2025

1. The present revision petition under Section 442(3) read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, [“BNSS”] assails the impugned order dated 22^nd January, 2020, passed by ASJ (SFTC), South-West District, Dwarka District Courts, New Delhi, in Criminal Appeal No. 13/2018, titled Ajay Kumar v. The State (Govt. of NCT) and Anr

2. Pursuant to trial in the complaint filed by the Respondent, the Petitioner was convicted for the offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, [“NI Act”] vide judgement of conviction dated 25^th November, 2017. As per the order on sentence dated 8^th December, 2018, the Petitioner was directed to simple imprisonment for a period of 3 months and pay a fine of INR 36,00,000/- to the Respondent as compensation. In default of payment of compensation, the Petitioner was directed to unde