IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 521 of 2009. Date of Decision : 27.1.2011 Puneet Miglani ......Petitioner Versus Kuldeep Singh ......Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Jagjit Gill, Advocate, for the petitioner, Mr. Rajan Bansal, Advocate, for the complainant-Respondent. NAWAB SINGH J. This revision is directed against the judgment dated February 16th, 2009 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, (Fast Track Court), Bathinda upholding the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated June 12th, 2008 of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bathinda, whereby, petitioner was convicted for the offence punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act (for short 'N.I. Act') and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay compensation of Rs.4,50,000/-. Learned counsel for the parties have urged that during pendency of revision, matter has been compromised between the parties vide compromise-deed (Annexure P-4). The complainant has also filed his affidavit (Annexure P-5) to this effect. In a judgment 'Vinay Devanna Nayak Vs. Ryot Seva Sahakari Bank Limited' 2008 (1) RCR (Criminal) 249, Hon'ble Supreme Court allowed the compromise entered between the parties in view of Section 147 of N.I. Act and the primary object underlying Section 138 and acquitted the accused/appellant. Criminal Revision No. 521 of 2009 (2) 3. Since the matter has been settled between the parties and in view of provisions of Section 147 of N.I. Act and law laid down in the aforesaid authority, the revisionist is entitled to acquittal. Resultantly, the revision is accepted and the orders of conviction and sentence passed by the Courts below are set-aside and he is acquitted. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 27.1.2011 SN