Nirmaljit Singh vs State of Haryana - 2023 Supreme(P&H) 3175

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

2023 Supreme(P&H) 3175

SANJAY VASHISTH
Nirmaljit Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Mr. Manvir Singh Toor, Advocate for Mr. Sandeep Kumar Bokolia, Advocate for the appellant(s)/petitioner(s).
Mr. Pawan Kumar Jhanda, AAG, Haryana.

Table of Content
1. factual background of the case and immediate proceedings. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. arguments surrounding the validity of the fir. (Para 4 , 5)
3. court analysis of the parties' claims and order references. (Para 6 , 7)
4. judicial precedents on similar cases regarding fir. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12)
5. final order quashing the fir. (Para 13)

JUDGMENT

Mr. Sanjay Vashisth, J. (Oral)

Instant petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., for quashing of FIR No. 671, dated 25.08.2022, under Section 174-A of IPC, registered at Police Station Sirsa City, District Sirsa (Annexure P-1), and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom.

2. On bouncing of cheque amounting to Rs.1,22,030/- of State Bank of India, petitioner was facing Criminal Complaint No. NACT-99/2019, dated 29.01.2019, under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for brevity, 'NI Act'). In the said proceedings, petitioner was declared 'proclaimed offender' by the Court of Ld. Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Sirsa, vide order dated 08.08.2022 (Annexure P-2). Subsequently, impugned FIR has been registered on the basis of order dated 08.08.2022 (Annexure P-2), by which petitioner was declared procl