Cr. Revision No.159 of 2009. 25.03.2010 Present: Mr. M.S. Thakur and Mr. Jeevesh Sharma, Advocates, for the petitioner. Respondent No.1 with Mr. Ranvir Chauhan, Advocate. Mr. Anshul Bansal, Additional Advocate General and Mr. J.S. Rana, Assistant Advocate General, for respondent No.2. Cr.M.P. No.193 of 2010. The petitioner-applicant has been convicted and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for a period of three months and to pay a compensation to the tune of Rs.2,30,000/- under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruction Act, 1881. His appeal was dismissed as he failed to deposit the compensation amount. Presently, he is undergoing sentence. Now the instant application has been moved by the parties through their learned Counsel for seeking permission to compound the matter as the complainant- respondent No.1 has received the amount of Rs.2 lacs with respect to four cheques, in question through Mangat Ram, uncle of the convict-petitioner, who is also present today. The statement of respondent No.1 (complainant) Prem Singh has been recorded in the Court, he also confirmed this fact and he has also foregone the amount of compensation as awarded by the learned trial Court and affirmed in appeal by the Court of Sessions. -2- In view of this, the permission to compound the matter is granted. The matter stands compounded. Application stands disposed of. Cr.Revision No.159 of 2009. Since the matter has been compounded, thus the judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class Court No.3, Shimla, in Criminal Complaint No.5/3 of 2006 decided on 25th May, 2009 and affirmed in Appeal No.42-S/10 of 2009 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court), Shimla, on 13th October, 2009 is hereby set aside. Consequently, the petitioner is acquitted. He is in Jail, thus he is ordered to be released forthwith in case he is not required in any other case. Warrant of release be issued by the Registry immediately for compliance, to the Superintendent of concerned Jail. The revision petition stands disposed of. Cr.M.Ps. No.713 and 714 of 2009. In view of the disposal of the main petition, both these applications are also disposed. March 25, 2010. (Surinder Singh), J. (rc)