IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on 24.09.2024 Date of decision: 07.01.2025 CRM-M-1238-2020 (O&M)

Yashpal Sharma ...Petitioner Versus Sandeep Goyal ...Respondent AND CRM-M-30648-2020 (O&M)

Yashpal Sharma ...Petitioner Versus Sandeep Goyal ...Respondent AND CRM-M-32340-2021 (O&M)

Yashpal Sharma ...Petitioner Versus Sandeep Goyal ...Respondent AND CRM-M-32336-2021 (O&M)

Yashpal Sharma ...Petitioner Versus Sandeep Goyal ...Respondent AND Yashpal Sharma ...Petitioner Versus Sandeep Goyal ...Respondent CRM-M-31779-2021 (O&M)

Yashpal Sharma ...Petitioner Versus Sandeep Goyal ...Respondent AND CRM-M-31801-2021 (O&M)

Yashpal Sharma ...Petitioner Versus Sandeep Goyal ...Respondent AND CRM-M-31805-2021 (O&M)

Yashpal Sharma ...Petitioner Versus Sandeep Goyal ...Respondent AND CRM-M-32685-2021 (O&M)

Yashpal Sharma ...Petitioner Versus Sandeep Goyal ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KARAMJIT SINGH Argued by: Mr. Amit Kumar Walia, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

None for the respondent.

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KARAMJIT SINGH, J. (ORAL)

1. Since all these petitions involve common question(s) of law, besides having common prayer(s), therefore, all the petitions are being disposed of through a common order.

2. For the sake of convenience, the facts are being extracted from CRM-M-1238-2020. In the instant petition, petitioner has sought relief under Section 482 Cr.P.C seeking quashing of criminal complaint No.1009/2017 titled as Sandeep Goyal Vs. Shakti Bhog Foods Limited and others under Section 138 NI Act (Annexure P-4), summoning order dated 03.11.2017 (Annexure P-5), and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom including order dated 23.07.2019 (Annexure P-9) whereby the application filed by the petitioner seeking his discharge was dismissed by the learned trial Court.

3. CRM-M-30648-2020 is filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of criminal complaint No.1012/2017 titled as Sandeep Goyal Vs. Shakti Bhog Foods Limited and others under Section 138 NI Act (Annexure P-4), summoning order dated 03.11.2017 (Annexure P-5), and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom.

4. CRM-M-32340-2021 is filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of criminal complaint No.1017/2017 titled as Sandeep Goyal Vs. Shakti Bhog Foods Limited and others under Section 138 NI Act (Annexure P-4), summoning order dated 03.11.2017 (Annexure P-5), and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom including order dated 23.07.2019 (Annexure P-9) whereby the application filed by the petitioner seeking his discharge was dismissed by the learned trial Court.

5. CRM-M-32336-2021 is filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of criminal complaint No.1015/2017 titled as Sandeep Goyal Vs. Shakti Bhog Foods Limited and others under Section 138 NI Act (Annexure P-4), summoning order dated 03.11.2017 (Annexure P-5), and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom including order dated 23.07.2019 (Annexure P-9) whereby the application filed by the petitioner seeking his discharge was dismissed by the learned trial Court.

6. CRM-M-30355-2021 is filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of criminal complaint No.1011/2017 titled as Sandeep Goyal Vs. Shakti Bhog Foods Limited and others under Section 138 NI Act (Annexure P-4), summoning order dated 03.11.2017 (Annexure P-5), and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom including order dated 23.07.2019 (Annexure P-9) whereby the application filed by the petitioner seeking his discharge was dismissed by the learned trial Court.

7. CRM-M-31779-2021 is filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of criminal complaint No.1016/2017 titled as Sandeep Goyal Vs. Shakti Bhog Foods Limited and others under Section 138 NI Act (Annexure P-4), summoning order dated 03.11.2017 (Annexure P-5), and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom including order dated 23.07.2019 (Annexure P-9) whereby the application filed by the petitioner seeking his discharge was dismissed by the learned trial Court.

8. CRM-M-31801-2021 is filed by