IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

178 CRM-M-16085-2026 (O&M)

Decided on : 24.03.2026 Anil Kumar Malhotra ..... Petitioner VERSUS Vijay Kansal ..... Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA PARTAP SINGH Present : Mr. Bharat Mani Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner.

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SURYA PARTAP SINGH, J.

By virtue of present petition filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the extraordinary jurisdiction vested in this Court has been sought for quashing of order dated 05.03.2026. The abovesaid order, hereinafter being referred to as ‘impugned order’ only. has been passed by the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class Ludhiana, hereinafter being referred to as ‘trial Court’ only.

2. The impugned order has been passed in a complaint for the commission of offence punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. By virtue of abovementioned order, an application under Section 348 of BNSS, seeking for permission to lead additional evidence, filed by the respondent/complainant, hereinafter being referred to as ‘respondent’ only, has been allowed.

3. In nut-shell, the facts emerging from record are that a complaint has been filed by the resp