IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

234 CRA-AS-7985-2018 KRISHAN KUMAR ....APPELLANT V/s S JAGMOHAN SINGH ....RESPONDENT Date of decision: 02.02.2026 Date of Uploading: 02.02.2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Amandeep Rana, Advocate for the appellant/applicant.

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SUMEET GOEL , J. (Oral)

1. The substantive prayer made in the present appeal reads, thus:

“It is therefore, respectfully prayed that applicant may kindly be granted leave to appeal against the judgment dated 21.03.2018 passed by Ld. JMIC, Gurugram, vide which respondent has been acquitted in titled as "Krishan Kumar Vs S Jagmohan Singh" vide complaint No 5033 dated 09.11.2015, filed by the appellant u/s 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 in the interest of justice.”

Alongwith an appeal, an application for grant of leave has also been preferred under Section 378(4) Cr.P.C., 1973

2. I have heard learned counsel for the appellant/applicant and have perused the paper-book.

3. Before proceeding to decide the application (for grant of special leave to appeal)/appeal, it would be apposite to refer herein to a judgment passed by this Court in CRM-A-826-2025 titled as Raj Kumar vs. Raje