2025:HHC:34407 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Criminal Revision No. : 351 of 2024 Decided on    :     09 th October , 2025 M/s Verma Electricals & Sons …Petitioner Versus Rajdhani Electricles …Respondent Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner : Proprietor   of   petitioner   in   person with Mr. Vipan Rajta, Advocate. For the respondent: Proprietor   of   respondent   No.2,   in person   with   Mr. Manish   Kumar Gupta, Advocate. Virender Singh, Judge (oral) Petitioner, through its proprietor, has filed the present   revision   petition   against   the   judgment   dated 12.03.2024,   passed   by   the   learned   Sessions   Judge, Shimla, District Shimla, H.P.  (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Appellate Court’), in Criminal Appeal No.10­S/10 of 2024, titled as M/s Verma Electricals & Sons versus Rajdhani Electricals. 2. By   way   of   judgment   dated   12.03.2024,   the learned Appellate Court has dismissed the appeal filed by 1 Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. 2 2025:HHC:34407 the petitioner against the judgment of conviction, dated 22.12.2023   and   order   of   sentence   dated   29.12.2023, passed by the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate,   Court   No.1,   Shimla,   District   Shimla,   H.P., (hereinafter referred to as the ‘trial Court’), in Case No.245­ 3 of 2017, titled as Rajdhani Electricals Versus M/s Verma Electricals & Sons. 3. Vide judgment of conviction, dated 22.12.2023 and order of sentence dated 29.12.2023, the learned trial Court   has   convicted   the   petitioner,   for   the   offence, punishable   under   Section   138   of   the   Negotiable Instruments Act (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NI Act’) and sentenced   him   to   undergo   simple   imprisonment,   for   a period   of   six   months   and   to   pay   a   compensation   of Rs.2,20,000/­ to the complainant. 4. After   dismissal   of   the   appeal   by   the   learned Appellate   Court,   the   present   revision   petition   has   been preferred. 5. During the pendency of the present petition, the parties have settled the matter. Thereafter, the petitioner has filed application bearing Cr.MP No.4448 of 2025, for 3 2025:HHC:34407 permitting  the  parties  to  compound the  offence, on  the ground that the matter has been settled between them. 6. Statements of the proprietor of the petitioner, as well as, the proprietor of the respondent, have been recorded,   in   which,   they   both   have   deposed   that   the dispute   with   regard   to   Cheque   No.306870,   dated 13.09.2017, has been settled between the parties. 7. Today, the accused (proprietor of the petitioner) is present before this Court. He has deposed that he has been convicted and sentenced by the learned trial Court, vide judgment of conviction, dated 22.12.2023 and order of sentence dated 29.12.2023. 8. Against   the   said   judgment   of   conviction   and order of sentence, the petitioner had filed the appeal before the   learned   Appellate   Court   and   the   learned   Appellate Court has also dismissed his appeal. Now, he is before this Court, in the present revision petition. 9. In addition to this, the accused (proprietor of the   petitioner)   has   also   submitted   that   during   the pendency   of   the   revision   petition,   the   matter   has   been compromised between him and the complainant. He has 4 2025:HHC:34407 also deposed that he has deposited a sum of Rs.66,000/­, before the learned trial Court and he has no objection, in case   the   said   amount   is   released   in   favour   of   the complainant. He   has   also   deposed   that   the   remaining settled amount has been paid to the complainant. 10. The petitioner­accused has  also deposed that on the basis of the said compromise, the present petition may kindly be allowed, by setting aside the judgment of conviction and order of sentence, referred to above, and he may kindly be acquitted of the charge. 11. Proprietor of the respondent is also present, in the Court and she has made  the similar statement. She has deposed that respondent, has no objection, in case, the present petition is allowed and the accused is acquitted by setting aside the judgment of conviction, dated 22.12.2023 and order of sentence dated 29.12.2023. 12. On the basis of the above statements, one thing is   clear   that   the   matter   has   been   settled   between   the parties   and   in   pursuance   of   the   said   settlement, complainant   has   received   the   remaining   settled   amount from the petitioner­accused. 5 2025:HHC:34407 13. According to the respondent­complainant, the dispute   with   regard   to   Cheque   No.306870   dated 13.09.2017, has been settled between the parties. 14. Since,   the   matter,   with   regard   to   cheque,   in question, has been settled between the parties, as such, the application, bearing Cr.MP No.4448 of 2025, is allowed and the parties are permitted to compound the offence. 15. Considering   the   fact   that   the   application   for compounding of the offence has been allowed, the present petition is allowed and the judgment of conviction, dated 22.12.2023   and   order   of   sentence   dated   29.12.2023, passed by learned trial Court in Case No.245­3 of 2017, which has been affirmed by learned Appellate Court, in Criminal Appeal No.10­S/10 of 2024, vide judgment dated 12.03.2024, are set aside and the petitioner is acquitted from the offence, punishable under Section 138 NI Act. His personal and surety bonds are discharged. 16. However, this order is subject to deposit 15% of the   cheque   amount,   as   compounding   fee,   within   three months   from   today. 50%   of   the   compounding   fee   be deposited   with   the   Member   Secretary,   H.P.   State   Legal 6 2025:HHC:34407 Services Authority, Shimla, and remaining 50% with the ‘Chief Justice Disaster Relief Fund, 2025’. 18. It is further clarified that if the petitioner fails to deposit the compounding fee, as ordered by this Court, within three months, then, the present petition shall be deemed to have been dismissed, by reviving the judgment of   conviction,   dated   22.12.2023   and   order   of   sentence dated 29.12.2023, passed by learned trial Court and in that eventuality, he shall surrender before the learned trial Court to undergo the substantive sentence, imposed upon him, by the learned trial Court. 18. The   amount   deposited   by   the   petitioner­ accused, before the learned trial Court, is ordered to be released in favour of the complainant. 19. Pending   miscellaneous   applications,   if   any, shall also stand disposed of. ( Virender Singh ) October 09, 2025 (ps) Judge