AMARJIT SINGH Vs. KULJINDER SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Petitioner has filed the present revision petition challenging the judgment dated 16.5.2016 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jalandhar, whereby his appeal against judgment of conviction and sentence dated 7.8.2014 passed by Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Phillaur was dismissed. Vide judgment dated 7.8.2014, learned Magistrate has held the petitioner guilty for committing an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short, "the Act") and has sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay costs of Rs.2,000/-.

(2.) The respondent himself stepped into the witness box as CW-1 and reiterated the averments made in the complaint in his affidavit Ex.CA and proved the statement of account as Ex.C1, original cheque dated 17.4.2012 as Ex.C2, memo. dated 19.4.2012 as Ex.C3, legal notice dated 14.5.2012 as Ex.C4 and postal receipt as Ex.C5 and closed his evidence.

(3.) Learned trial Court had framed the following issues for determination:-