111 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 28.01.2025 Harjinder Kaur alias Ritu ....Petitioner Versus Kewal Krishan ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Anosh Samson, Advocate for the petitioner.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

1. This revision petition has been preferred for setting aside the judgment dated 26.11.2024 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ferozepur, upholding the judgment of conviction and order on quantum of sentence dated 21.08.2024 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate 1^st Class, Ferozepur, in complaint No.NACT/439/2022 dated 16.05.2022 under Section

138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (in short ‘the Act’).

2. The petitioner was convicted and sentenced under Section 138 of the Act and was ordered to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay a compensation to the complainant equal to the cheque amount along with interest @ 9% per annum from the date of issuance of cheque till the date of order of sentence.

3. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner had obtained a loan of Rs.1,50,000/- from the respondent for purchasing a new house and in discharge of