Cr. Revision No. 140 of 2008 9.1.2009 Present: Petitioner Ashok Thakur in person. Mr. Rupinder Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr.J.S.Guleria, Law officer, for the respondent-State. Heard. The petitioner herein was convicted for the offence, punishable under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of six months and also to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/-. The appeal preferred by him was dismissed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sirmaur, at Nahan by a detailed judgment passed in Cr. Appeal No. 3-N/10 of 2004 dated 9.7.2007. The petitioner filed the present revision petition after 318 days. An application (Cr.M.P.(M) No.861 of 2008), was preferred under section 5 of the Limitation Act, which is duly supported by the affidavit of the petitioner to condone the delay. When this application was pending decision, the petitioner expressed his desire to compound the matter with the respondent- complainant. The matter was listed for today for the presence of the parties. Both the parties are present. During conciliation proceedings, the petitioner agreed to pay the cheque amount of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand) to the respondent-complainant and the respondent-complainant agreed to receive and compound the matter. To this effect, statements of the parties have been separately recorded. An amount of Rs.50,000/- has been paid by the petitioner to Shri Rakesh Gupta, the Special Attorney of the respondent Smt. Renu Gupta. Thus, the application under section 5 of the Limitation Act (Cr.M.P.(M) No.861 of 2008) is allowed. Since the matter stands compounded inter-se the parties and permission is accorded, consequently the judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the learned trial court in Cr. Complaint No. 9/3 of 2003/02 and its affirmation in Criminal Appeal No. 3- N/10 of 2004 decided on 9.7.2007 both are hereby set aside. The complaint stands dismissed, as compounded. Consequently, the petitioner stands acquitted. The revision petition is accordingly disposed of. Since this matter stands disposed of, it be de-linked from Cr. Revision No. 139 of 2008. Cr.M.P.M No.536 of 2008. Infructuous. January 9, 2009 (Surinder Singh),J. (D)