VIRENDER CHAUHAN vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 210 CRR-1292-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 29.05.2026 Virender Chauhan ......... Peoner Versus State of Haryana and another ......... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA Present None for the peoner. Mr. Shiva Khurmi, D.A.G., Haryana **** ANOOP CHITKARA, J. (ORAL) The present peon has been filed against the judgment of convicon and order of sentence dated 29.07.2024 and 31.07.2024 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Palwal, and the judgment dated 27.01.2026 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Palwal, whereby respondent No. 2 has been held guilty and convicted for the offence punishable under Secon 138 of the Negoable Instruments Act. However, the sentence awarded to respondent No. 2 is inadequate. Therefore, the same is liable to be modified by enhancing the compensaon awarded to the peoner as well as the sentence imposed upon respondent No. 2 for the commission of the offence punishable under Secon 138 of the Negoable Instruments Act. 2. State counsel submits that the criminal revision peon filed by respondent No. 2, Gulab Singh, has already been decided by this Court vide judgmen