Crl. Revision No. 356 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Revision No. 356 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision:- 12.09.2011 Jaspal Singh ....Petitioner Vs. Avtar Singh and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. JINDAL Present:- Mr. Vivek K. Thakur, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Naveen Batra, Advocate, for respondent No.1. ***** A.N. JINDAL, J (ORAL) This petition has arisen out of the judgment dated 02.02.2010 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Rupnagar, dismissing the appeal of the petitioner against the judgment dated 17.11.2008 convicting and sentencing him under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act,1881. Parties have compromised the matter. Avtar Singh- respondent had made a statement in this Court on 05.09.2011 that he has received the entire cheque amount and he shall withdraw the entire litigation filed by him against the petitioner. Similarly, learned counsel for the petitioner has stated that besides the cheque amount, a sum of Rs.30,000/- has Crl. Revision No. 356 of 2010 (O&M) 2 already been deposited as costs with the Punjab State Legal Services Authority in terms of the judgment delivered by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in case Damodar S. Prabhu Vs. Sayed Babalal H., (2010) 5 Supreme Court Cases 663. In this view of the matter, the offence is compounded. Resultantly, this petition is accepted; the impugned judgment is set aside and the petitioner is acquitted of the charge framed against him. However, the fine deposited by the petitioner, shall be treated as costs of litigation. (A.N.JINDAL) 12.09.2011 JUDGE ajp