In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Crl. Revision No. 592 of 2003 Date of decision: March 06, 2009 Charanjit Singh ... Petitioner vs. Labh Singh ... Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. A.D.S. Sukhija, Advocate for the petitioner. None for the respondent. A.N. Jindal, J This petition is directed against the judgment dated 12.3.2003 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Fatehgarh Sahib, dismissing the appeal filed by the petitioner-accused (herein referred as 'the petitioner') against the judgment dated 17.11.2001 passed by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Fatehgarh Sahib, convicting and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and to pay fine of Rs.3000/- under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner has brought to my notice the order dated 1.4.2003, vide which the petitioner deposited the cheque amount i.e. Rs.20,000/- to the satisfaction of the complainant and he has received the same through the compromise Ex.P-1. Without assailing the judgment of conviction, it is urged that the petitioner be extended some leniency in the matter of sentence. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner had already paid the cheque amount and they have compromised the matter, it would be in the fitness of things to extend some leniency. Consequently, the petition is dismissed with the modification in the sentence to that already undergone by him without alteration in the sentence of fine. March 06, 2009 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge