IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 24.02.2026 Harmail Singh .... Petitioner V/s The Primary Co-op. Agricultural Development Bank Ltd. and anr.

...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. Mohit Shukla, Advocate, for Mr. Inderjit Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Prashant Kumar Kapila, Advocate, for respondent No.1.

Mr. Harkanwarjeet Singh, AAG, Punjab, for respondent No.2.

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JASJIT SINGH BEDI , J. (Oral)

The present revision petition has been filed against the judgment dated 17.10.2016 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Bathinda vide which the appeal preferred by the accused-petitioner against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 23.05.2016 passed by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Talwandi Sabo has been dismissed.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the accused-petitioner in order to discharge his legal liability of repaying the loan amount availed from the complainant-respondent, issued a cheque No.209983 dated

18.08.2012 for a sum of Rs.1,71,900/- drawn at Punjab & Sind Bank, Raman Mandi. On presentation of the aforesaid cheque by the complainant, the same was returned unpaid bei