IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Seema ...Petitioner(s).

Versus State of Punjab & another ...Respondent(s).

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA, Present: Mr. Karan Singla, Advocate for the petitioner (through VC).

Ms. Pooja Nayar Sharma, DAG, Punjab.

Ms. Bharti Gollen, Legal Aid Counsel for respondent no.2.

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ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

1. This revision petition has arisen out of judgment dated 26.11.2021 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Patiala, vide which the judgment of conviction dated 06.03.2018 and order of sentence dated 12.03.2018 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Patiala in Compl.No.2904 of 7.11.2015 (Regn.No.3291/2015), have been upheld, whereby the petitioner-accused was held guilty for offence under Section

138 of Negotiable Instruments Act and was convicted and sentenced.

2. During the pendency of this revision petition, the petitioner filed an application i.e. CRM-49867-2025 for compounding of offence under Section 359(6) BNSS read with Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, on the basis of full and final settlement agreement dated 18.02.2022 (Annexure P-5) filed with CRM-11095-2022. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner