Avtar Singh   Vs  M/s Shri Radhe Krishana Hardware Store & Anr. Cr.MP(M) No. 1961 of 2025 03.09.2025 Present: Mr. Vikas Rathore, Advocate, for the applicant. Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate, for respondent No. 1. Mr. H.S. Rawat, Additional A.G., with Mr. Rohit Sharma and Ms. Ranjna Patial, Deputy A.G., for respondent No. 2/State. Power of Attorney, on behalf of respondent No. 1, filed. Service is complete. In view of the no objection, made by learned counsel, appearing for the non­applicant/respondent No. 1, the application, under consideration, is allowed and   the   delay  in   filing   the   accompanying   Criminal Revision is ordered to be condoned. Application is, thus, disposed of. Cr. Revision No._______ of 2025 Vide   order   of   the   even   date,   passed   in   Cr. MP(M) No.1961 of 2025, the delay in filing the Criminal Revision has been ordered to be condoned. Be registered. Call for the record. List on 29.10.2025. CrMPST No. 7408 of 2025 By  way   of   the   present   application,   the petitioner/applicant has sought the suspension of order of sentence dated 30.08.2024,  passed by the Court of learned   Judicial   Magistrate   First   Class,   Court   No.III, Una, H.P. (hereinafter referred to as the ‘trial Court’), in Complaint   No.   344/2020,   titled   as,   ‘M/s   Shri   Radhe Krishana Hardware Store  Vs  Avtar Singh’. Vide judgment of conviction dated 29.08.2024 and order  of sentence dated 30.08.2024, the learned trial Court has convicted the petitioner  for the offence punishable   under   Section  138   of   the   Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NI Act’)   and   sentenced   him   to   undergo   simple imprisonment for a period of three months and to pay a compensation of Rs. 3,00,000/­. In default of payment of fine, he has further been sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 15 days. Aggrieved  from   the  said  judgment,  petitioner has preferred  Criminal Appeal No.159/2024, titled as ‘Avtar Singh   Vs   M/s Shri Radhe Krishana Hardware Store’, before the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge­II,   Una,   H.P.,   (hereinafter   referred   to   as   the ‘Appellate   Court’),   which   has   been   dismissed,   vide judgment dated 29.03.2025. Now, the petitioner is before this Court by way of the present Criminal Revision, which is likely to take sufficient long time, for its disposal, as such, during the pendency of the present revision petition, the order of sentence dated 30.08.2024, passed by the learned trial Court,   is   ordered   to   be   suspended,   subject   to   the following conditions: (i) That the applicant shall furnish personal bond in the sum of Rs.50,000/­, along with one   surety   of   the   like   amount,   to   the satisfaction of the learned trial Court, within a period   of   four   weeks   from   today,   with   an undertaking that he will surrender before the learned   trial   Court   to   serve   the   remainder substantive   sentence,   in   case   of   ultimate dismissal of the present revision petition, by this Court; (ii) That the applicant shall deposit 30% of the total amount of compensation, which has been referred to by the learned trial Court as fine, with the learned trial Court, within a period of six   weeks   from   today,   which   shall   be   in addition   to   the   amount,   if   not,   already deposited by the applicant. (iii) The applicant shall not leave the territory of India without the prior permission of the Court. Application is, thus, disposed of. A copy of this order be sent to the learned trial Court, with a direction that the report of compliance of this order be submitted to this Court on or before the next date of hearing. 03rd September, 2025 ( Virender Singh ) (Pramod) Judge