SUKHWINDER SINGH vs GURMUKH SINGH

1 CRR-947-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRR-947-2026 JUDGEMENT JUDGEMENT OPERATIVE PART UPLOADED ON RESERVED ON PRONOUNCED PRONOUNCED OR ON FULL 12.05.2026 19.05.2026 FULL PRONOUNCED 19.05.2026 Sukhwinder Singh ... Petitioner VS. Gurmukh Singh … Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA Present: Mr. Umesh Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Samarpreet Kaur, Advocate (Through VC) for the respondent. **** ANOOP CHITKARA, J. Complaint Case No. NACT/1072/2020 CNR No.PBAS030039892020 Decided on: 03.10.2024 Names of accused/ Sukhwinder Singh convicts/ appellant Conviction under sections 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act Sentence imposed SI for 01 year and to pay compensation equivalent to the cheque amount along with simple interest @ 9% p.a. Criminal Appeal No. CRA/306/2024 CNR No.PBAS010183962024 Date of decision 11.03.2026 1. Challenging the judgment of conviction/order of sentence dated Oct 03, 2024, passed by the Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Amritsar, whereby the petitioner was convicted under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act and sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for one year and to pay compensation to the equivalent ch