Criminal Revision No.461 of 2003 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** Criminal Revision No.461 of 2003 Date of Decision:30.04.2009 Gurcharan Singh .....Petitioner Vs. Narinder Kumar .....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. JINDAL Present:- Mr. P.S. Jammu, Advocate for the petitioner. **** A.N. JINDAL, J. (Oral) Allegations made in the complaint are that the respondent (herein referred as the complainant) advanced a loan of Rs.6,000/- in cash on 9.5.1997 and Rs.50,000/- through cheque No.964709 dated 14.5.1997 to the petitioner through his sole proprietorship concern M/s N.P. Sales Centre. The petitioner in order to discharge his liability issued cheque No.CC/CA-095877 dated 10.11.1997 for a sum of Rs.56,000/- in favour of the respondent but when the said cheque was tendered in the bank, the same was dishonoured with the remarks “Not Arranged For”, consequently, the complaint was filed. Ultimately, on trial, vide judgment dated 8.8.2001 passed by Shri S.S. Mann, Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Barnala, the petitioner was convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year. He also failed in his appeal. Heard. It has been submitted before me that the petitioner has already Criminal Revision No.461 of 2003 -2- undergone a sentence of three months and nine days and a decree has been passed by the Civil Court against the petitioner, therefore, some lenient view may be taken. Having examined the question of conviction, no fault could be found with the concurrent findings returned by both the Courts below. The cheque was issued in the year 1997, the amount has remained unpaid till today; the complainant had to go to Civil Court for getting a decree against him. Under the circumstances, the criminal revision is dismissed. However, the ends of justice would be met if the sentence is reduced to nine months with no alteration in sentence of fine. Ordered accordingly. April 30, 2009 ( A.N. JINDAL ) renu JUDGE