IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 05.02.2026 Jaskaran Singh @ Manga ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE AARADHNA SAWHNEY Present : Mr. Chetan Bansal, Advocate for the petitioner.

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AARADHNA SAWHNEY, J.(ORAL)

1. Challenge in the present petition is to order dated 26.11.2025 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, SBS Nagar, vide which, while suspending the sentence of the appellant awarded on 27.10.2025 (by learned trial Court in Criminal Complaint No. NACT-14-2023 titled as ‘Vikrant vs. M/s MJ Karyana Store and another), petitioner (appellant before the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jind) was directed to deposit 20% of the compensation.

2. Vide judgment of conviction/sentence dated 27.10.2025 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, SBS Nagar, the petitioner was convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and six months for commission of offence punishable under Section 138 of NI Act and was further directed to pay compensation i.e. Rs.6,00,000/- to the complainant and in default of payment, rigorous imprisonment for a period of two month