IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.-

CRM-M-15712-2026 (O&M)

Date of Decision : 23.03.2026 Sh. Ajeet Singh Yadav ....Petitioner VERSUS Bijender ....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present: Mr. Suinder K. Daaria, Advocate for the petitioner.

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MANDEEP PANNU J. (Oral)

1. That the present petition has been filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to Section 482 Cr.P.C.) for quashing of the impugned order dated 20.01.2026 (P-2) passed by the Court of Ld. Sh. Vikas Yadav, Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Gurugram in NACT No. 51415-2019 dated 05.11.2019, under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, titled as “Bijender vs. Ajeet Singh Yadav”, whereby the petitioner has been denied an effective opportunity to cross-examine the respondent/complainant namely Bijender, in the interest of justice.

2. The complainant/respondent herein had filed a complaint bearing NACT No. 51415-2019 dated 05.11.2019 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act titled as ‘Bijender vs. Ajeet Singh Yadav’ before the learned Trial Court at Gurugram. The petitioner/accused was appearing in the said proceedings. It is born