CRR No.2917 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRR No.2917 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 08.02.2011 Bachan Singh ....Petitioner Versus The Faridkot Central Coop Bank Limited Branch at Sadiq ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: - Mr. Surinder Garg, Advocate, for the petitioner. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ***** ALOK SINGH, J (ORAL) This revision petition is filed against the judgment dated 1.11.2008 passed by Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Faridkot, vide which the petitioner/accused has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay a fine of Rs.2000/- and in default to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one month for the commission of offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Against the judgment passed by the learned trial Court, appeal was preferred by the accused/petitioner. Learned Additional Sessions Judge, Faridkot/Appellate Court vide judgment dated 16.10.2010 taking a lenient view reduced the sentence of the accused/petitioner from one year to six months. Mr. Bharpoor Singh, Manager (since retired on 31.12.2010) and Mr. Gurjant Singh, present Manager, of the respondent/complainant CRR No.2917 of 2010 (O&M) -2- are present in person; both have stated that revisionist has made payment of the disputed cheque to the bank, hence matter has been settled between the parties, therefore, complaint may be dismissed as not pressed. In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties and in view of not pressing of the complaint, present petition stands disposed of with the order that impugned orders shall stand set aside. (Alok Singh) Judge February 08, 2011 R.S.