IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision:17.09.2025 Sumit Sharma and another ....Petitioners V/s State of Haryana ....Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Rohit Madan, Advocate for the petitioner (through Video Conference).

Mr. Vishal Singh, AAG Haryana.

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SUMEET GOEL, J.

1. The petition in hand has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Cr.P.C.’) seeking quashing of FIR No.2636 dated 14.12.2023 registered at Police Station Shivaji Nagar, Gurugram for offences punishable under Sections 120-B, 419, 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, qua the petitioners.

2. Shorn of non-essential details, the relevant factual matrix of the lis in hand is adumbrated, thus:

(i) The petitioners, who are permanent residents of Kolkata are residing in Kolkata for more than 45 years. They were former Directors of Dee Kartavya Finance Limited and had been arraigned as accused in two cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, i.e. NACT/17893/2020 and NACT/17281/2020, pending before the learned JMFC, Gurugram, filed by Moneywi