Cr.R. No.141/2008. 22.09.2008 Present: Mr. Ramakant Sharma Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Vijay Kumar, respondent No.1 in person. Mr. J.S. Guleria, Law Officer, for respondent No.2. Cr.M.P. No.607/2008. The petitioner has been convicted by the learned trial court under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay a fine of Rs.30.000/-, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo simple imprisonment for three months. The appeal filed by the petitioner was dismissed, hence the present revision petition has been filed by him. During the pendency of this petition, an application for compounding the offence has been moved and signed by both the parties, which is duly supported by the respective affidavits and a deed of settlement is also appended as Annexure MA-1. The statements of the parties have been recorded in the court. They have admitted the contents of the deed of settlement. In view of the above facts, permission to compound the offence is granted. Hence, the application is allowed. Consequently, the conviction and sentence passed by the learned trial court and affirmed by the first appellate court is herby set- aside and the accused-petitioner stands acquitted. Cr.R.No.141/2008 & Cr.M.P. No.538/2008. In view of the order passed in the Cr.M.P. No.607/2008, the revision petition and the application have become infructuous. Copy dasti on usual terms. September 22, 2008. (Surinder Singh),J. (Pds)