IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

244 CRR-2408-2025 (O&M)

Date of decision: 11.02.2026 Gursewak Singh ....Petitioner Versus Rajinder Singh and Another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY *****

Present : Mr. Judgepreet Singh Warring, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Yagsimant Attri, Advocate for respondent No.1 *****

AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL)

1. The challenge in the present criminal revision is to the order dated 21.08.2025 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Mansa, dismissing the appeal preferred against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 06.06.2022 passed by learned SDJM, vide which the petitioner was convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (for short, ‘the Act’) and to pay compensation.

2. The facts relevant as narrated in the complaint filed under Section 138 of the NI Act are that the complainant had sold a swift car to the accused- petitioner for an amount of Rs.2,60,000/- on 17.11.2018 and in discharge of his liability issued a cheque bearing No.000001 dated 12.03.2019, amounting to Rs.2,60,000/-, in favour of the complainant. Ho