IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 13.11.2025 Date of uploading: 13.11.2025 Krishan Kumar ....Petitioner V/s State of Haryana and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Vikas Bishnoi, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Addl.AG, Haryana.

None for respondent No.2.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral)

1. The petition in hand has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 with the following substantive prayer:

“Therefore, respectfully prayed that the present petition may kindly be allowed and the impugned quashing the order dated 03.02.2023, passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class, Hisar (Annexure P-1) whereby the petitioner has been declared as Proclaimed Person in complaint case under section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 bearing no. NACT-3928- 2021 dated 20.12.2021 titled as "HDFC Bank, is body corporate, constituted and functioning under The Banking Companies Act, 1949 and carrying on banking business under The Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and having its registered at HDFC Bank House, Senapati Bapat Road, Lower Parel(West) Mumbai 400013 and one of its Branch as well as State Collection Office at Hi