IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved On: 21.01.2026. Pronounced On: 05.02.2026. Uploaded On: 17.02.2026.

Minni Kumari …Petitioner(s)

VERSUS State of Haryana and another …Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ PRESENT: Mr. Ujwal Anand, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

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VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J.

The instant petition has been filed under section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking setting aside of complaint dated 14.01.2020 registered as NACT No. 13 of 2020 titled as Shri Ram Transport Finance Co. Ltd. vs Minni Kumari filed by respondent no.2, whereby proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 have been initiated against the petitioner as well as the summoning order dated 01.02.2020 through which the petitioner has been summoned to appear in the said case.

FACTS

2. The gravamen of the Petitioner’s case is that the impugned proceedings arise out of a misuse of security cheques obtained at the time of extending a loan facility. As per the version set out in the complaint, Respondent No. 2 company is engaged in the business of financing and leasing. The Petitioner allegedly approached Respondent No. 2