JUDGMENT

Vinod S. Bhardwaj. J. - The present petition raises a challenge to the order dated 01.12.2021 passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Sohna, Gurugram in case No. NIA/14/2017 titled as 'Padam Singh versus Sudhir Kumar' filed under Section 138 read with Section 141 and 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and under Sections 406 and 420 IPC as also the order dated 18.01.2022 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Gurugram dismissing the revision petition filed by the petitioner on an application for seeking permission to engage the Hand Writing Expert.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has impugned the said orders passed by the Courts below whereby the application of the petitioner for appointment of a Hand-Writing Expert to obtain expert opinion about writing on the cheque in question was dismissed.

3. Learned counsel has argued that the respondent-complainant had based his complaint alleging therein that the petitioner had issued the cheque in question on 24.10.2016 for an amount of Rs.5,00,000/- in discharge of his liability. As a matter of fact, the petitioner had never issued the said cheque nor there was any liability to be discharged by him. It is argued tha