* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: March 23, 2026 % Pronounced on: April 24, 2026 + CRL.REV.P. 181/2024 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 246/2024 RAJINDER SINGH TOKAS .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Faiyaz Hasan, Advocate Versus AKSHAY KUMAR RATHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sukhbir Singh Sejwal, Ms.

Shikha Sejwal, Advocates with Respondent in person (through VC)

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

J U D G M E N T

1. By virtue of the present revision petition filed under Section(s) 401/397 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, the petitioner seeks setting aside of the impugned judgment dated 08.11.2023 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-05, Patiala House Court, New Delhi District, New Delhi (learned Appellate Court) in the Criminal Appeal No.28/2023 entitled ‘Rajinder Singh Tokas v. Akshay Kumar Rathi’, whereby the appeal preferred by the petitioner was dismissed and the judgment dated 15.12.2022 and order on sentence dated 07.01.2023 passed by learned Metropolitan Magistrate (NI Act), Digital Court-03, Patiala House Court, New Delhi District, New Delhi (learned Trial Court) on a complaint made by the complainant/respondent under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instr