Bharat Kumar  Vs  Umesh Kumar & Anr. Cr. MP(M) No. 2635 of 2025 05.12.2025 Present: Mr. Munish Dhatwalia, Advocate, for the applicant. Mr. Vijay Mokta, Advocate, vice Mr. Vijay Chaudhary, Advocate, for respondent No. 1. Mr. Tejasvi Sharma, Mr. Mohinder Zharaick, Additional A.Gs., with Mr. Rohit Sharma, Deputy A.G., for respondent No. 2­State. Memo of appearance on behalf of respondent No. 1, filed. 2. In view of the no objection by learned Counsel for respondent No. 1, delay in filing the accompanying Criminal   Revision   is   ordered   to   be   condoned. Application is accordingly allowed. Cr. Revision No. _____ of 2025 3. Vide   order   of   the   even   date,   passed   in Cr.MP(M)   No.   2635   of   2025,   the   delay   in   filing   the Criminal Revision has been ordered to be condoned. 4. Be registered. 5. Parties are represented. 6. Call for the records. Cr.MPST No. 8917 of 2025 7. By   way   of   the   present   application,   the petitioner/applicant has sought the suspension of order of sentence dated 07.06.2024, passed by the  Court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Court No. 3, Mandi, District Mandi, H.P. (hereinafter referred to as the ‘trial Court’), in Criminal Case No. 1078 of 2018, titled as ‘Umesh Kumar Vs Bharat Kumar’. 8. Vide judgment of conviction dated 06.06.2024 and order of sentence dated 07.06.2024, 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 seven months and to pay a compensation of Rs. 7,50,000/­ to the complainant. In default   of   payment   of   fine,   to   undergo   simple imprisonment for a period of 30 days. 9. Aggrieved  from   the  said  judgment,  petitioner had preferred Criminal Appeal No. 83 of 2024, titled as ‘Bharat Kumar Vs Umesh Kumar’, before the Court of learned   Sessions   Judge,   Mandi,   District   Mandi,   H.P. (hereinafter   referred   to   as   the   ‘Appellate   Court’). However, the said Criminal Appeal was dismissed, vide judgment dated 06.11.2024. 10. Feeling   dissatisfied   from   the   said judgment, the  present   Criminal Revision  Petition  has been preferred. 11. Since,   the   present   Criminal   Revision Petition,   is   likely   to   take   sufficient   long   time,   for   its disposal, as such, order of sentence dated 07.06.2024, passed   by   the   learned   trial   Court,   is   ordered   to   be suspended, during the pendency of the present revision petition, 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 50% 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 four   weeks   from   today,   which   shall   be   in addition   to   the   amount,   if   any,   already deposited by the applicant. (iii) The applicant shall not leave the territory of India without the prior permission of the Court. 12. Application is, thus, disposed of. 13. 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 09.01.2026. ( Virender Singh ) Judge 05th December, 2025 (Pramod)