Criminal Revision No.1898 of 2011(O&M) [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.1898 of 2011. Date of Decision : October 13, 2011 Harjit Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present:Mr.Karan Vir Nanda, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.J.S.Bhullar, AAG, Punjab. Davinder Shah Singh – complainant/ respondent No.2 with Mr.Ashish Gupta, Advocate. NAWAB SINGH J. This revision is directed against the judgment dated August 02nd, 2011 passed by Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court), Patiala, affirming the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated October 30th, 2009 of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Patiala, 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 fine of Rs.5000/- with default stipulation. 2. Learned counsel for the parties have urged that during pendency of revision, matter has been compromised between the parties. Compromise-deed (Annexure P1) has been placed on record. Otherwise too, Devinder Shah Singh – complainant, who is present in person, has stated at bar that the matter has been compromised. In '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. 3. Since the matter has been settled between the parties and Criminal Revision No.1898 of 2011(O&M) [ 2 ] 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. The petitioner is in custody. He is directed to be released forthwith, if not required in any other case. October 13, 2011 (NAWAB SINGH) `gian' JUDGE