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HARKESH MANUJA
Mahendra Kumar Dhanuka – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Mr. Harkesh Manuja, J.
By way of present petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., prayer has been made for quashing of the criminal complaint bearing COMI No. 16 of 2020 dated 03.02.2020 along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom including summoning order dated 16.05.2023 (Annexure P-2) passed by the Court of Learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, District Faridkot, against the petitioner for the offences punishable under Sections 420/465/468/ 471/506 of the IPC, 1860 as well as the order dated 16.10.2023 (P-3) passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Faridkot, whereby revision petition filed by the petitioner impugning the summoning order dated 16.05.2023 was dismissed.
2. Briefly stated, facts of the case are that the Complainant / respondent No 2 is the sole proprietor of M/s.Dasmesh Agro. Center, who was admittedly procuring pesticides and other materials from the Company of the petitioner since 2013. It is alleged by him that while dealing with the company of the petitioner, the complainant had issued six signed blank cheques as security towards the business transactions. Complainant / respondent No.2 filed criminal complaint before the Ld. JMIC bearing C
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