JUDGMENT

Vivek Singh Thakur, J. - Present petition has been filed assailing the impugned order dated 8.4.2019 passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Amb, District Una, whereby an application, filed on behalf of accused/petitioner under Section 145(2) of Negotiable Instrument Act ('NI Act' in short), has been dismissed.

2. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have also gone through the record.

3. It is evident from the record that the petitioner/accused was summoned by the trial Court on the basis of statements/affidavit filed by and on behalf of complainant/respondent and after receiving the notice from the trial Court, petitioner/accused had appeared in the Court on 6.12.2017.

4. On 27.8.2018, before putting Notice of Accusation, time, as prayed for, was granted to the petitioner/accused by the trial Court for filing an application under Section 145 of NI Act and the application, so filed, was dismissed vide impugned order passed on 8.4.2019, rejecting the request of petitioner/accused to summon and examine the witnesses, whose affidavits have been filed by the respondent/complainant in support of his case.

5. Point, raised by petitioner in the present petition,