IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Jaswinder Singh ....Applicant versus State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Date of Decision: February 12, 2026 Date of Uploading: February 12, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Ivan Singh Khosa, Advocate for the applicant.

Mr. Adhiraj Singh Thind, AAG Punjab.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (ORAL)

The application CRM-22756-2025) has been filed on behalf of the applicant/petitioner seeking condonation of delay of 129 days in filing the application seeking leave to appeal. The application seeking leave to appeal has been filed impugning the judgment dated 25.09.2024 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ludhiana, whereby, the appeal filed by respondent No.2 – accused, namely Yasin Mohd. against the judgment and order dated 10.11.2016 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Ludhiana, in criminal complaint case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short ‘NI Act’), was allowed, thereby, setting aside the judgment and order dated 10.11.2016 and acquitting respondent No.2 from the notice service under Section 138 of the NI Act.

2. Learned counsel for the applicant, while seeking g