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Dev Raj Sharma Vs Anil Kumar Verma Cr. Revision No. _______ of 2026 08.01.2026 Present: Mr. Panku Chaudhary, Advocate, vice Mr. Naresh Kumar Tomar, Advocate, for the applicant. Mr. Shyam Singh Chauhan, Advocate, for the respondent (Memo of appearance filed). Cr. MP(M) No. 33 of 2026 By way of the present application, indulgence of this Court has been sought to condone the delay in filing the accompanying Criminal Revision, which, as per the report of the Registry is 29 days. In pursuance of the notice, issued by this Court, respondent has put appearance.
2. In view of the no objection, made by learned counsel for the respondent, the delay of 29 days, as occurred in filing the accompanying revision petition, is ordered to be condoned. The application stands
disposed of. Criminal Revision No.
of 2026.
3. Vide order of the even date passed in Cr.MP (M) No. 33 of 2026, the delay in filing the revision petition has been ordered to be condoned, as such, the revision petition be registered.
4. The petitioner/applicant has been convicted for the offence punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act in Criminal Complaint No. 119/3 of 2007, titled as Anil Kumar Verma Vs Dev Raj Sharma, by the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Court No. 1 Solan, District Solan, H.P., (hereinafter referred to as 'the trial Court), vide judgment of conviction dated 26.09.2024. Vide order of sentence dated 27.09.2024, he has been ordered to undergo simple imprisonment, for a period of six months and to pay a compensation of Rs. 3,50,000/-.
5. The aforesaid judgment of conviction and order of sentence has unsuccessfully been assailed by the petitioner/applicant before the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge (II), Solan, District Solan, H.P. (hereinafter referred to as the Appellate Court') in Criminal Appeal No. 103-ASJ-II/4 of 2024, vide
judgment dated 02.07.2025.
6. Aggrieved from the judgment of conviction and
order of sentence passed by the learned trial Court, as referred to above, and affirmed by the Court of learned Appellate Court, the petitioner has preferred the instant revision petition. 7. There are certain arguable points involved in the present petition, as such, the same is admitted for hearing. 8. Records of the learned trial Court, as well as, the learned Appellate Court be requisitioned for the next date of hearing. 9. List on 02.04.2026. 10. Meanwhile, Power of Attorney, on behalf of respondent No. 2, be also filed. Cr. MP No. of 2026 (CRMPST-10319/25)
11. By way of the present application, the petitioner/applicant has sought the suspension of order of sentence, dated 27.09.2024, passed by the learned trial Court in Criminal Complaint No. 119/3 of 2007, and affirmed by the learned Appellate Court, in Criminal Appeal No. 103-ASJ-II/4 of 2024, vide Judgment dated
02.07.2025. 12. Since the disposal of the revision, filed by the petitioner, against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence, as referred to herein-above, will take sufficient long time, as such, the order of sentence dated 27.09.2024, is suspended during the pendency of the 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 in the event of final dismissal of the revision petition, he will surrender before the learned trial Court to serve the remainder substantive sentence; (ii) That the applicant shall deposit 30% of the cheque amount, with the learned trial Court, within a period of six 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. 13. The application is, thus, disposed of. 14. A copy of this order be sent to the learned trial Court, with the direction that the report of compliance of this order be submitted to this Court on or before the next date of hearing. Cr. MP No. of 2026 (CRMPST-10320/25) Application, for the reasons, stated therein, is allowed and disposed of. However, applicant/petitioner will do the needful, on or before the next date of hearing.
( Virender Singh )
Judge 08th January, 2026 (Pramod)