RAJESHWAR KUMAR SHARMA vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

124 CRM-M-27527-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-27527-2026 Date of decision: 15.05.2026 RAJESHWAR KUMAR SHARMA ….Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR. ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL Present:- Mr. Manoj K. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Rattu, DAG Punjab. ..… RUPINDERJIT CHAHAL, J. (ORAL) Prayer in the instant petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, is for issuance of directions to learned Additional District Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur to decide the application dated 28.10.2024 expeditiously filed in CRA No.6 of 2024 titled as ‘Sarabjit Singh vs. Rajeshwar Kumar Sharma’ . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent No.2 was convicted by the learned Trial Court under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and to undergo 02 years rigorous imprisonment and was also ordered to pay compensation to the tune of cheque amount of Rs.30,00,000/- with interest @ 9% p.a. from the date of cheque till date. He submits that feeling aggrieved, respondent No.2 filed an appeal dated 03.01.2024 before the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Hoshiarpur along with suspension of sentence. Learned