O R D E R

The challenge in this Crl. Revision Petition is to the judgment dated 04.06.2019 in S.T.No.128 of 2016 of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Kollam, which has been confirmed by the Additional Sessions Court-VI, Kollam in the judgment dated 29.06.2020 in Crl.Appeal No.95 of 2019.

2. The revision petitioner is the sole accused. He has been convicted under Section 138 of the NI Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for 15 days. He was also directed to pay the complainant a compensation of Rs.3,50,000/-.

3. The complainant/respondent No.1 filed a complaint before the Trial Court alleging that the accused/revision petitioner executed Ext.P1 cheque for a sum of Rs.3,50,000/. The complainant presented the cheque for encashment. It was dishonoured unpaid due to insufficiency of funds in the account of the accused. Even after receipt of the statutory notice, the revision petitioner did not pay the amount covered by cheque. 4. The trial Court took cognizance of the offence under Section 138 of the NI Act. The revision petitioner appeared on summons. He pleaded not guilty to the offence alleged.

5. The complainant gave evidence as PW1 in support of the averments in the