* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

% Reserved on: 08^th December, 2025

Pronounced on: 22nd December, 2025

+ W.P. (CRL.)2164/2025

SAJID KHAN

S/o Master Munshi Khan

House No.H.53/A, First Floor,

Abul Fazal Enclave, Jamia Nagar,

New Friends Colony,

New Delhi-110025.

......Petitioner

Through: Mr. Rachit Gupta and Mr. Zishaan

Iskandari, Advs.

versus

1. STATE Through SHO

P.S. New Friends Colony.

2. TASLIM UMAR

S/o Mohd. Umar

R/o 3^rd Floor, Sangam Plaza,

Nagla Mallha, Tayyab Colony,

Sir Syed Nagar, Koil

Aligarh,

Uttar Pradesh-202002.

Also at:

A-5, Lock A, Joga Bai Extension,

Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025. .....Respondents

Through: Mr.Anand V. Khatri, ASC for the

State with Mr. Anand Dahiya, Advocate and with SI Naveen, PS

New Friends Colony.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA

J U D G M E N T

NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J.

1. Writ Petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner, Sajid Khan to challenge the Order dated 22.05.2025 whereby the learned JMFC has dismissed the Complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (hereinafter referred to as “NI Act”), as barred by limitation.

2. The brief facts are that the Complain