IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Baljeet Singh ...Petitioner Versus Maninder Singh and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH Present: Mr. H.S. Randhawa, Advocate, Amicus Curiae.

Mr. Jaspreet Singh Brar, Advocate, for the petitioner.

None for respondent No. 1-complainant.

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SANJAY VASHISTH, J.

1. Petitioner – Baljeet Singh has filed the instant petition, under Section 482 Cr.P.C. (Section 528 of BNSS, 2023), for setting aside order dated 17.05.2023 (Annexure P-7), passed by the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Faridkot, in Criminal Complaint No. NACT-787-2021 (Annexure P-3), titled as “Maninder Singh v. Baljeet Singh”, allowing the application under Section 143-A of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short, ‘the NI Act’), filed by respondent No.

1/complainant, and directing the petitioner to pay interim compensation to the tune of 20% of the cheque amount.

The petitioner has also challenged the order dated

26.07.2023 (Annexure P-9), passed by learned Sessions Judge, Faridkot, in Criminal Revision No. 26 of 05.07.2023 (Annexure P-8), vide which while upholding the impugned order dated 17.05.2023 (Annexure P-7) passed