Judgment

11/07/2025 Instant revision petition under Section 438/442 of BNSS, 2023 has been filed by the petitioner challenging the judgment dated 25.06.2025 passed by learned Additional Session Judge No.5, Jodhpur Metro in Criminal Appeal No.225/2023 by which the appellate court dismissed the appeal of the petitioner and upheld the judgment dated 01.06.2023 passed by the learned Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate No.8, Jodhpur Metro in Cr. Regular Case No.171/2022, whereby, the learned trial court convicted the petitioner for offence under Section 420 IPC and sentenced to undergo three years SI along with fine of Rs.50,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo 6 months SI.

Brief facts of the case are that on 07.01.2017, complainant Santosh Kumar filed a complaint against the petitioners before the Police Station Mahamandir, Jodhpur for offences under Sections 420 , 406 IPC . Upon which, FIR was registered and Police commenced investigation. On completion of the Investigation, Police filed challan before the trial court. Thereafter, the trial court framed the charge against the accused-petitioner, who denied the charges and claimed trial.

During the course of