KRISHAN RAJ ALIAS BITTU vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR.

1 CRR-780-2016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRR-780-2016 JUDGEMENT JUDGEMENT OPERATIVE PART UPLOADED ON RESERVED ON PRONOUNCED PRONOUNCED OR ON FULL 06.05.2026 20.05.2026 FULL PRONOUNCED 20.05.2026 Krishan Raj alias Bittu ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA Present: Mr. Abhishek Das, Advocate for Mr. Ashish Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Akshay Kumar, AAG, Punjab. Ms. Pooja Rana, Legal aid counsel for respondent No.2. **** ANOOP CHITKARA, J. TRIAL COURT Name of the Complainant Pawan Puri Name of the accused/ convict Krishan Raj @ Bittu Cheque Amount Rs. 2,50,000/- Complaint Case No. 5393 of 2009 Date of decision: 08.11.2013 Conviction under sections 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act Sentence imposed Rigorous Imprisonment for 01 year along with a compensation amount of Rs. 2,50,000/- SESSIONS COURT Names of convict Krishan Raj @ Bittu Criminal Appeal No. 148 of 2013 CNR No. CRA-355 of 2014 Date of decision 19.11.2015 1. Challenging the above captioned judgment passed by the trial Court, whereby the petitioner was convicted and sentenced under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instr