Ashutosh Verma vs State of Haryana - 2022 Supreme(P&H) 1927

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2022 Supreme(P&H) 1927

HARSH BUNGER
Ashutosh Verma – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Mr. Shvetanshu Goel, Advocate and Mr. Shrey Goel, Advocate, for the Appellant; Mr. Amrik Narwal, D.A.G., Haryana and Mr. Vineet Sehgal, Advocate, for the Respondent.

JUDGMENT / ORDER

Harsh Bunger, J. - Petitioner has filed this petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. for quashing of order dated 24.02.2020 (Annexure P-5) passed in NACT No.17857 of 2017 titled as 'IIFL vs Ashutosh' by learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Gurugram, whereby, he has been declared as a proclaimed offender. The petitioner further seeks quashing of FIR No.932 dated 26.03.2020 registered under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (here-in-after to be referred as 'the IPC') at Police Station Shivaji Nagar, Gurugram Haryana (Annexure P-6).

2. Succinctly, a loan facility was extended by respondent No.2-M/s India Infoline Housing Finance, in favour of wife of the petitioner/petitioner (Namrata Verma/Ashutosh Verma) vide loan Account No.720931. In discharge of the said loan liability, a Cheque bearing No.334932 dated 09.09.2015, amounting to Rs.09,02,622/- drawn on 'Axis Bank Limited', VasantKunj Branch, New Delhi, was issued in favour of respondent No.2 by wife of the petitioner namely, NamrataVerma. Since, the said cheque bounced, accordingly, a complaint bearing