NIHAL SINGH vs HARPAL SINGH AND ANOTHER

CRR-850-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRR-850-2026 JUDGEMENT JUDGEMENT OPERATIVE PART UPLOADED ON RESERVED ON PRONOUNCED PRONOUNCED OR ON FULL 02.04.2026 07.05.2026 FULL PRONOUNCED 07.05.2026 Nihal Singh ......Petitioner Vs. Harpal Singh and another ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA Present: Mr. Kuldip Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Harsimran Singh Sidhu, Advocate for respondent No.1. Mr. Akshay Kumar, AAG, Punjab. *** Criminal CNR No.PBFZC2-000041-2018 Complaint Date of judgment: 01.10.2019 Criminal CNR No.PBFZC0-0054612019 Appeal CRA/375/2019 Date of decision: 16.02.2026 Name of the accused/convict Nihal Singh Conviction under Sections Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, Sentence imposed upon the RI for 01 year and to pay compensation of Rs.1,50,000/- convict 1. The petitioner, who stands convicted for the commission of offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, (NIA), after dismissal of his appeal by the Appellate Court, has come up before this Court under Section 442 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 for setting aside of impugned judgments and ord