IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Narender Kumar ....Petitioner versus State of Haryana and another ....Respondents Date of Reserve: May 04, 2026 Date of Pronouncement/Decision: May 25, 2026 Date of Uploading: May 25, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Krishan Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Gurmeet Singh, AAG Haryana.

Mr. P.S. Jammu, Advocate with Mr. Gaurav Luhani, Advocate and Ms. Muskan Maver, Advocate for respondent No.2.

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SUMEET GOEL, J.

The present revision petition is directed against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 25.07.2022 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Sirsa whereby the petitioner was convicted for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and the judgment dated 10.03.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sirsa, dismissing the appeal preferred by the petitioner.

2. The facts, giving rise to the filing of the present criminal revision petition, in brief, are that the complainant - respondent No.2 filed a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 alleging that the petitioner-accused, was known to