IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH JUDGEMENT JUDGEMENT OPERATIVE UPLOADED ON RESERVED ON PRONOUNCED PART PRO-

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06.02.2026 27.02.2026 FULL PRO- 27.02.2026 NOUNCED Jarnail Singh ......Petitioner Vs.

Kulbir Singh ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA Present: Mr. Kirpal Singh Thakur, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Kashav Chadha, Advocate and Ms. Tamana Singla, Advocate for the respondent.

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ANOOP CHITKARA J.

Criminal No. 61 of 12.05.2012 Complaint NACT 121 of 2014 Date of order: 02.02.2015 Criminal No.RT-37/03.03.2015/08.07.2015 Appeal CIS No.CRA/98/2015 CNR No.PBSA01-001054-2015 Date of decision: 11.09.2018

1. The petitioner, who stands convicted by the trial court as well as the Sessions court, for the commission of offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, (NIA) has come up before this Court under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, (CrPC) for quashing the proceedings because the parties have compromised the matter.

2. The petitioner faced criminal prosecution by the private respondent because of the dishonor of the cheque in question.

3. Counsel for the petitioner submits that matter stand