IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE B. P. SHARMA

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ON THE 16 OF JANUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 48931 of 2021 ASHISH SHUKLA AND OTHERS Versus NARENDRA KUMAR SINGH Appearance:

Shri Dhruv Varma - Advocate for the petitioners through video conferencing.

Shri Bhasker Pandey - Advocate for the respondent.

ORDER This petition under Section 482 of CrPC, 1973 (corresponding to Section 528 of BNSS, 2023) has been filed challenging the order dated 11.01.2019 passed in R.T. No.11135/2017 (Narendra Kumar Singh vs. Ashish) by learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bhopal, whereby the application filed by petitioners under Section 91 of CrPC was dismissed.

2. The petitioners are facing trial for the offence punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act before learned Trial Court. During course of the complainant’s evidence, the petitioners filed an application under Section 91 of Code of Criminal Procedure seeking a direction to summon the bank account statement of the complainant/respondent for the period from 25.01.2016 to 24.03.2017. The said request was made on the specific ground that the petitioners had already transferred the allege