Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral)

Instant criminal revision petition, lays challenge to judgment dated 6.9.2025, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Solan, District Solan, Himachal Pradesh, in Criminal Appeal No.116-ASJ-II/10 of 2024 affirming the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 6.5.2024, passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Solan, District Solan, Himachal Pradesh in Criminal Complaint No.77/3 of 2022, whereby the learned trial Court while holding the petitioner-accused guilty of having committed offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (in short the “Act"), convicted and sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of six months and pay compensation to the tune of Rs. 4,40,000/- to the complainant.

2. Precisely, the facts of the case, as emerge from the record are that respondent/complainant lodged complaint under Section 138 of the Act before the competent court of law, alleging therein that accused entered into an agreement with her for sale of land measuring 00.05 biswas, comprised in Khata/Khatani No. 39 min. Khasra No. 3162/297/199 in Mauza Dharja, Hadbast No. 578, Tehsil and District Solan,