ORAL ORDER

Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned Additional SPP for the respondent-State.

2. This criminal revision petition is filed before this Court challenging the order of conviction and sentence passed in C.C.No.197/2011 convicting the petitioner for the offence punishable under Section 409 IPC and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years and also pay fine of Rs.10,000/-. In default, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of six months and also observed that the period of detention already undergone by the accused shall be set off against the sentence underwent in view of Section 428 Cr.P.C.

3. Being aggrieved by the judgment of conviction and sentence passed in C.C.No.197/2011, criminal appeal is preferred before the First Appellate Court in Crl.A.No.10/2017. The First Appellate Court vide order dated 29.11.2019 dismissed the appeal confirming the conviction and sentence. Hence, the present revision petition is filed before this Court.

4. This Court heard the matter earlier and learned counsel for the petitioner brought to notice of this Court evidence of P.W.14, wherein P.W.14 stated that an amount of Rs.1,33,142/- was paid, by depositin