10.03.2009 Present: Mr. R.P. Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner and For respondent No.1 in Cr.R.No.43/02. Mr. Naresh Thakur, Advocate, for respondent No.1 and for petitioner in Cr.R. No.43/02. Mr.J.S. Guleria, Asstt. Advocate General, for respondent No.2. Cr.R. No.9/2002 & Cr.R.No.43/2002. The above criminal revisions arose from the same judgment and were taken up today, on the request of the parties as made on the last hearing, whereby they had expressed their desire to compound the matter. The cheque amount of Rs.55,000/- has been paid by the petitioner through his counsel to the respondent through his counsel Shri N.K. Thakur, Advocate. Statements of the counsel for the parties have been recorded and they have sought permission to compound the matters, by making their respective statements recorded separately. The permission to compound the matters in question is granted. Consequently, the judgment of conviction and sentence, passed by the learned trial court in Complaint No.85-II of 1998, decided on 24.5.2001 under Section 138 read with Section 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and affirmed in Revision Petition by the court of Sessions, are hereby set-aside and the -2- accused-petitioner stands acquitted. The cheque amount has been received by the counsel for the respondent. Let the fine amount of Rs.5,000/- deposited by the accused-petitioner in the trial court, be also released to the complainant- respondent on making the appropriate application and the learned trial Court shall release the same said amount to him against proper receipt and identification. Both the matters stand accordingly disposed of. March 10, 2009. (Surinder Singh),J. (Pds)