Cr. R No. 56 of 2010 15.9.2010Present: Mr. M.S. thakur, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Advocate, for the respondent. Pursuant to the order dated 26th August, 2010, an amount of Rs,.9000/- stands deposited by petitioner Ram Krishan through his counsel Shri Ajay Sharma, in the H.P. State Legal Services Authority Block No. 22 SDA Complex Kasumpti Shimla vide receipt No. 102 dated 13/9.2010 by cash. The receipt has been produced and kept on file of this case for records. In fact, petitioner herein was convicted and sentenced by the learned trial Court for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act on the complaint filed by the respondent to undergo sentence for a period of one year and also awarded compensation to the tune of Rs.54000/- to the complainant-respondent. His appeal was dismissed as such the present revision was filed. During the pendency of the revision petition, parties arrived at a compromise. The petitioner had paid an amount of Rs.60,000/- as full and final satisfaction of the cheque amount which was received by the respondent. To this effect, statement of both the parties were recorded. In view of the judgment passed by the apex court in Damodar S. Prabhu Versus Sayed Babalal H. AIR 2010 SC 1907 petitioner herein was also directed to deposit 15% of the -2- cheque amount i.e. Rs.9000/- with the Member Secretary of the Legal Services Authority, SDA complex Kasumpti Shimla on or before 14th September, 2010, for its deposit under the appropriate head of the Authority. In compliance thereof an amount of Rs.9000/- stands deposited by the petitioner as aforesaid. In view of the above position and the compromise inter se the parties, the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by the learned trial Court and upheld in appeal by the Additional Sessions Judge in appeal No. 11-R/10/2007/2005 decided on 19.2.2010 are hereby set aside. Consequently petitioner stands acquitted. The Revision petition is accordingly disposed of. September 15, 2010 (Surinder Singh),J (cm)