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2025 DAILYLAW 24384 (HP)

Naridner Kumar v. Bhaishajya Kumar AND ANR

CRMPM/2160/2025 · 2025-09-05

Virender Singh

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Narinder Kumar  Vs  Bhaishajya Cr. MP(M) No. 2160 of 2025 05.09.2025 Present: Mr. K.S. Gill, Advocate, for the applicant­ petitioner. Ms. Neha Thakur, Advocate, for respondent No. 1. Mr. Tejasvi Sharma and Mr. H.S. Rawat, Additional A.G., with Mr. Rohit Sharma and Ms. Ranjna Patial, Deputy A.G., for respondent No. 2/State. In view of the no objection made by learned Counsel   for   respondent   No.   1,   delay   in   filing   the Criminal   Revision   is   ordered   to   be   condoned.     The application stands disposed of. Criminal Revision No. of 2023. 2. Vide order of the even date passed in Cr.MP (M) No. 2160 of 2025, the delay in filing the Criminal Revision has been ordered to be condoned, as such, the Criminal Revision be registered. 3. List on 19.09.2025. Cr. MPST No. 8134/2025 4. By   way   of   the   present   application,   the petitioner/applicant has sought the suspension of order of sentence dated 23.09.2024, passed by the  Court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Tissa, District Chamba,   H.P.   (hereinafter   referred   to   as   the   ‘trial Court’), in Complaint u/s 138 of NI Act No. 68/2022, titled as ‘Bhaishajya Kumar Vs Narinder Kumar’. 5. Vide judgment of conviction dated 21.09.2024 and order  of sentence dated 23.09.2024, the learned trial Court has convicted the applicant 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 one year  and to pay  a compensation of Rs. 2,60,000/­ to the complainant. 6. Aggrieved  from   the  said  judgment,  petitioner has preferred Criminal Appeal No. 78 of 2024, titled as ‘Narinder   Kumar   Vs   Bhaishajya   Kumar’,   before   the Court   of   learned   Sessions   Judge,   Chamba,   H.P. (hereinafter   referred   to   as   the   ‘Appellate   Court’). However, the said Criminal Appeal was dismissed, vide judgment dated 27.12.2024. 7. Feeling   dissatisfied   from   the   said   judgment, the present Criminal Revision has been preferred. 8. The   applicant   is   stated   to   be   in   judicial custody, in this case. As such, a prayer has been made to   release   him   on   bail,   during   the   pendency   of   the Criminal Revision, by suspending the order of sentence dated 23.09.2024, passed by the learned trial Court. 9. Since, the present Criminal Revision, is likely to take sufficient long time, for its disposal, as such, order   of   sentence   dated   23.09.2024,   passed   by   the learned trial Court, is ordered to be suspended and the applicant,   who   is   presently   lodged   in   District   Jail, Chamba,   District   Chamba,   H.P,   is   ordered   to   be released on bail, in this case, during the pendency of the present   Criminal   Revision,   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   not   leave   the territory of India without the prior permission of the Court. 10. Application is, thus, disposed of. 11. It   is   clarified   that   the   matter   stands compromised between the parties and compromise is annexed with the petition.  The said fact has also been acknowledged by learned Counsel for respondent No. 1.   As   such,   no   order   regarding   deposit   of compensation amount is being passed. 12. 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. ( Virender Singh ) Judge 05th September, 2025 (Pramod) RAJNI Digitally signed by RAJNI Date: 2025.09.05 16:44:30 +0530