In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... Criminal Revision No.538 of 2009 ..... Date of decision:2.3.2009 S.B. Malik .....Petitioner v. Dr. R.K. Sardana Respondent .... Present: Mr. Vijay Rana, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.K. Sharma, Advocate for the respondent. ..... S.S. Saron, J. When the case was taken up for hearing, Shri S.K. Sharma, Advocate has put in appearance on behalf of the respondent. The respondent is also present in Court and is identified by his counsel. It is stated by learned counsel for the respondent, on instructions from the respondent, that the matter has been compromised and the dispute with the petitioner has been settled. It is further submitted that the compromise has been entered into by the respondent of his own free will and without any kind of pressure or undue influence. This criminal revision petition has been filed against the order dated 17.2.2009 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Karnal whereby the appeal of the petitioner against the judgment and order dated 3.10.2008 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Karnal has been dismissed. The criminal complaint out of which the present criminal revision arises was filed by the respondent on the allegations that the petitioner had issued Cr. Rev. No.538/2009 [2] a cheque dated 10.7.2005 for an amount of Rs.65,000/- in his favour. The same was in lieu of a sum which was borrowed by her in the presence of her husband in May 2005. The cheque being dishonoured led to the filing of the complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The learned Chief Judicial Magistrate after considering the evidence and material on record vide her judgment and order dated 3.10.2008 convicted the petitioner for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The petitioner was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay Rs.1 Lac to the respondent as compensation. In appeal the learned Sessions Judge, Karnal vide his order dated 17.2.2009 dismissed the same. In this Court both the parties are ad idem that the matter has been compromised in terms of the compromise (Annexure-P.1). It is submitted in the compromise by the respondent that he has received a sum of Rs.1 Lac and he has no grievance towards the petitioner. The affidavit (Annexure-P.2) of the respondent is also attached. In view of the compromise, it is submitted that the petition be allowed and the orders of the Courts below be set aside. I have given my thoughtful consideration to the contentions of the learned counsel for the parties. In terms of Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, it is provided that notwithstanding anything in the Code of Criminal Procedure, every offence punishable under the said Act shall be compoundable. Therefore, the compromise having been arrived at between the parties and the parties having resolved the dispute which is to the satisfaction of the respondent, it is just and expedient to Cr. Rev. No.538/2009 [3] allow the criminal revision petition. Accordingly, keeping in view the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the criminal revision petition is allowed in view of the compromise and the orders passed by the Courts below are set aside. The petitioner shall be released from the custody, if not wanted in any other case, forthwith. Copy of this order be given dasti on payment of fee prescribed for urgent applications. March 2, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp*