2 The petitioner is an accused and the respondent is the complainant. The respondent/complainant had filed a private complaint under Section 200 of Cr.P.C. against the petitioner before the learned Judicial Magistrate (Fast Track Court) Kallakurichi, for the offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, (in short “the NI Act”). The learned Magistrate, after due enquiry, found the petitioner/accused guilty for the offence under Section 138 of NI Act and hence by judgment dated 07.11.2019, convicted the petitioner and sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay a sum of Rs.7,00,000/- towards compensation to the complainant. Aggrieved against the said judgment of the trial Court, the petitioner had preferred an appeal in C.A.No.80 of 2019 and the learned III Additional Sessions Judge, after hearing both the counsel, by judgment dated 10.02.2021, dismissed the appeal and confirmed the judgment of conviction passed by the trial Court. Aggrieved against the concurrent judgment of conviction made by the Courts below, the petitioner has preferred the present revision before this Court along with the present petition seeking suspension of sentence.
