Instant criminal revision petition filed under Section 397
read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, lays
challenge to judgment dated 04.10.2023 passed by the learned
Additional Sessions Judge, Kullu, District Kullu, Himachal Pradesh,
in Criminal Appeal No.25 of 2023, affirming the judgment of
conviction and order of sentence dated 01.04.2023, passed by the
learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lahaul & Spiti at Kullu, H.P. in
.
Criminal complaint No.1093-I/2019//420-I/2015, whereby the
Court below, while holding the petitioner-accused (in short the
“accused”) guilty of having committed offence punishable under
Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (in short the “Act”),
of
convicted and sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment for a
period of three months and pay compensation to the tune of
Rs.3,50,000/- tort the respondent-complainant (in short the
“complainant”).
