IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. Rev. No. 202 of 2010.. Date of Decision: 8.10.2010. _______________________________________________ Nirat Ram ….Petitioner. Versus. Kuldeep Sharma. .Respondent. Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dev Darshan Sud, Judge. Whether approved for reporting1? No. For the petitioner :Mr. T.S.Chauhan, Advocate. . For the Respondent. Dev Darshan Sud, J.(Oral). The petitioner herein is aggrieved by the judgment of the learned Sessions Judge, Kullu affirming the judgment of the learned trial Court, sentencing the petitioner for offences under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The petitioner was sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of four months and to pay Rs. 70,000/- compensation to the respondent-complainant herein. These findings have been affirmed by the learned trial Court. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has urged a number of grounds in support of his contention that Whether reporters of the Local papers are allowed to see the judgment? yes. 2 the notice issued was not in accordance with law and that per se would entitle the petitioner for acquittal. 3. This aspect has been gone into in detail by the learned Courts below as also by the learned Sessions Judge. I am not inclined to re-appreciate the entire evidence in revisional proceedings. 4. On the aspect of sentencing, learned counsel submits that the sentence of imprisonment is harsh. Looking to the facts and circumstances of the case, a direction is issued that the sentence of imprisonment is set aside subject to the condition that the petitioner herein shall deposit the compensation as awarded before the learned trial Court within a period of four months from today. On such deposit being made, the amount shall be paid to the complainant forthwith. It is further directed that in case non deposit of amount, the sentence of imprisonment shall revive and the petitioner shall be directed to undergo the sentence of imprisonment as imposed by the Courts below. The petition is disposed of. Copy dasti. (Dev Darshan Sud), Judge. October 8, 2010(R)