IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Revision No. 2342 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : 2.8.2011. Desu Lal ...... Petitioner Versus The Hisar District Evergreen Bank and Government Employees Cooperative Urban (SE) T&C Society, Limited, Hisar ...... Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. Vijay Singh Kajla, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Anil Ghangas, Advocate, for the respondent. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) This revision is directed against the judgment dated August 13th, 2010 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Hisar affirming the judgment of conviction dated July 11th, 2009 and order of sentence dated July 13th, 2009 of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Hisar, whereby petitioner was convicted under Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of three months and to pay compensation of Rs.35060/- with default stipulation. Learned counsel for the parties have urged that during pendency of revision, matter has been compromised between the parties and counsel for the complainant has received account payee cheque, photocopy of the same has been placed on record. 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 Criminal Revision No. 2342 of 2010 (2) 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 2.8.2011. SN