IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 27.10.2025 MALKIT SINGH .... PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER ….RESPONDENT(S)

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. R.K. Kachura, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Mr. Vaneesh Rai, DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Abhishek Chha, Advocate and Mr. Rajveer Singh Brar, Advocate for the complainant/respondent No.2.

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JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral)

This is a petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. for quashing of the FIR No.30 dated 29.02.2020 (Annexure P-3) registered under Section 174-A of IPC, 1860 at Police Station City Jalalabad, District Fazilka, which was registered consequent to the order 10.09.2019 (Annexure P-1) passed by the Judicial Magistrate, 1^st Class, Jalalabad declaring the petitioner as proclaimed person in a complaint case under Section 138/142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 read with Section 420 of IPC. The brief facts of the case are that in discharge of his legal liability, the petitioner/accused issued a cheque No.052898 dated 25.01.2017 for an amount of Rs.3,000/- in favour of complainant. The said cheque came to be dishonoured. Pursuant thereto, as no payment was made in li