153 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 09.02.2026 Sukhjinder Singh ..... Petitioner Versus Kuldeep Singh and another .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present: Mr. Dharam Bir Bhargav, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Rajesh Bhardwaj, J. (ORAL)

1. Prayer in the present petition is for quashing of Complaint No.NACT/242/2022 dated 14.01.2022 (Annexure P-2) filed by complainant/respondent no.1 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 titled as Kuldeep Singh vs. Sukhinder Singh, and summoning order dated 21.11.2022 and order dated 29.09.2025, whereby, the bailable warrants have been issued against the petitioner and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom.

2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that on the very same set of allegations, respondent No. 1 had earlier filed a complaint No. 3289-DCP dated 11.11.2021 before the Commissioner of Police, Jalandhar, pursuant to which FIR No. 161 dated 26.09.2022 under Sections 406, 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 IPC was registered at Police Station Division No. 6, Jalandhar, District Police Commissionerate, Jalandhar. He submits that