IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Revision No. 1670 of 2005. Date of Decision: 8.3.2011. Deepak Sharma ...... Petitioner Versus Pawan Kumar ......Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Baljinder Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. None for the respondent. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) This revision is directed against the judgment dated August 11th, 2005 passed by Additional Sessions Judge (Ad- hoc) Fast Track Court, Ropar upholding the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated August 6th, 2002 of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Rupnagar, 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 petitioner has urged that during pendency of revision, matter has been compromised between the parties vide compromise-deed (Annexure P-1). 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 in view of provisions of Section 147 of N.I. Act and law laid down in the aforesaid authority, the revisionist is entitled to Crl. Revision No. 1670 of 2005 (1) acquittal. Resultantly, the orders of conviction and sentence passed by the Courts below are set-aside and he is acquitted. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 8.3.2011 SN