IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 24.02.2026.

Naveen Kumar ...Petitioner.

Versus Anil Kumar ...Respondent.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR .......

Present: Mr. G.S. Bedi, Advocate and Mr. Anand V. Khanna, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Rajpreet Singh, Advocate for the respondent.

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SUKHVINDER KAUR , J .

1. By way of this revision petition, the petitioner has challenged the judgment dated 04.02.2026 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Rohtak, vide which the judgment of conviction dated 13.03.2025 and order of sentence dated 19.03.2025 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Rohtak, has been upheld, whereby the petitioner was held guilty for offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act and was convicted.

2. In CRR-394-2026, an application i.e. CRM-8591-2026 for compounding of offence under Section 138 of N.I. Act has been filed on the basis of compromise deed dated 16.02.2026 (Annexure A1).

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the compromise has been effected between the parties and as per the compromise all the dues had been paid by the petitioner as such, he prays for compounding of the offe