IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 30.10.2025 RAJPAL BAJAJ …. PETITIONER V/S RANJEET SINGH …. RESPONDENT CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present : Dr. Rau PS Girwar, Advocate Ms. Archana Rau, Advocate Ms. K.T.Rau, Advocate Mr. Ashish Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

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SUBHAS MEHLA, J. (Oral)

1. Prayer in the instant petition is for quashing of complaint bearing No.NACT/25/2024 (Annexure P-6) filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short, ‘NI Act’) and summoning order dated 23.01.2024 (Annexure P-8) ) passed by the learned trial Court, Bathinda.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that material ingredients for constituting an offence under Section 138 of NI Act are not available and therefore cognizance could not have been taken against the present petitioner. Petitioner had helped the complainant/respondent in resolving the financial dispute between the respondent and one Rinku property dealer. In order to facilitate the dispute resolution, the petitioner had given one blank cheque without mentioning any date as a security. It was agreed between the petitioner and the respondent that once the dis