IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Mithu Singh ....Petitioner versus Pawan Kumar ....Respondent Date of Decision: February 09, 2026 Date of Uploading: February 11, 2026 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL Present: Mr. Sherry K. Singla, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vikas Goyal, Advocate for the respondent.

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SUMEET GOEL, J. (Oral)

Present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for quashing the impugned order dated 02.12.2024 (Annexure P-6) passed by learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Mansa, to the extent, whereby, request of the respondent-complainant for re-

examination of CW1 – Pawan Kumar has been allowed.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the respondent-complainant had filed a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short, ‘NI Act’) against the petitioner- accused before the concerned Court on account of dishonour of cheque. Learned counsel has further argued that the petitioner-accused was summoned to face trial and that the complainant (CW-1) tendered his affidavit by way of examinatio