Criminal Revision No.2072 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No.2072 of 2010 Date of decision:- 17.8.2010 Prem Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present:- Mr. D.C. Mittal, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Bhawna, DAG Punjab for respondent No.1-State. Mr. Ramneek Vasudeva, Advocate for respondent No.2. RAM CHAND GUPTA J.(Oral) The present revision petition has been filed against the judgment dated 08.7.2010 passed by Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track), Patiala vide which appeal filed by present revision- petitioner against the judgment dated 11.5.2007 passed by Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Samana convicting and sentencing the petitioner to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year for offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act and to pay a fine of Rs.2000/- and in default of payment to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for two months, was dismissed. It has been contended by learned counsel for the parties that the parties have compromised the dispute and that the amount of cheque i.e. Rs.4,00,000/- has already been received by the complainant. Criminal Revision No.2072 of 2010 -2- In view of law laid down by Hon'ble Apex Court in Damodar S. Prabhu v. Sayed Babalal H. in Criminal Appeal No.963 of 2010, vide order dated 3.5.2010, the petitioner has also deposited 10% of the amount of cheque by way of costs as directed by this Court vide order dated 06.8.2010. These facts have not been disputed by learned counsel for the complainant. Complainant has also come present and filed short reply by way of affidavit admitting the factum of compromise. Hence, in view of these facts, the present revision-petition filed by petitioner-Prem Kumar is accepted and the impugned judgments of conviction and sentence passed by the Courts below are set aside and the present revision-petitioner stand acquitted in this case. He be set at liberty at once if not wanted in any other case. August 17, 2010 ( RAM CHAND GUPTA ) vj JUDGE