IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision :01.07.2025 Manish Singla ...Petitioner Versus Prem Lata Sood and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present:- Mr. Chetan Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner.

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M ANISHA BATRA, J. ( ORAL).

1. The instant petition has been filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of order dated 21.05.2024 (Annexure P-1), passed by the Court of learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ludhiana in Criminal Appeal No. 537 of 2025, titled as Manish Singla vs. Prem Lata Sood, whereby, while suspending the sentence of the petitioner, as awarded to him in criminal complaint filed under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short ‘N.I. Act’), the learned appellate Court had directed him to deposit 20% of the compensation amount as awarded by the trial Court within a period of 30 days from the date of passing the order.

2. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that the impugned order is not sustainable in the eyes of law as learned appellate Court, while giving such direction, failed to consider the fact that the deposit of 20% of the compensation amount was not abs