KRISHNENDU BANDOPADHAYAY Vs. KAUSIK DAS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner being convicted under Sec. 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act in a trial held before the learned Judicial Magistrate, 2nd Court, Paschim Medinipur and sentenced to suffer simple imprisonment for 15 days and to pay a compensation of Rs. 1,65,000.00 preferred an appeal before the Sessions Court. The said appeal was registered as Criminal Appeal No.4 of 2009. However, the learned Sessions Judge, Paschim Medinipur dismissed the said appeal ex parte making the following orders:-

(2.) Heard the learned Advocates appearing on behalf of the parties. Perused the impugned Judgment and Order.

(3.) Now, having gone through the impugned judgment, I find the learned Judge assigned following reasons for dismissal of the appeal:-