101+331 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.-

CRM-30633-2024 in/and CRR-1524-2017 (O&M)

Date of Decision : 25.03.2026 Avtar Singh ....Petitioner VERSUS Gurnam Singh and Another ....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present: Mr. P.S.Jammu, Advocate and Mr. Gaurav, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Anmol Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate, for respondent No.1 Mr. Sahil Chowdhary, AAG, Punjab.

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MANDEEP PANNU J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner has filed the instant revision petition for setting aside the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 19.09.2016, passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Kapurthala whereby he has been convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 02 years and to pay fine of Rs.5000/- and in default of fine to further undergo simple imprisonment of 20 days for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short 'the Act') as also the judgment dated 12.04.2017, passed by learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Kapurthala, vide which the appeal of the petitioner against the aforesaid judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 1