IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on:-24.03.2026 Pronounced on:-06.04.2026 Uploaded on:- 07.04.2026 Whether only operative part of the judgment is Pronounced or the full judgment is pronounced: operative part/full judgment RAJESH MAHAJAN ALIAS LATI …Petitioner Versus JATINDER SINGH …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present :- Mr. Vipin Mahajan, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Manju Fulara, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. S.S. Aviraj, Advocate for the respondent.

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MANDEEP PANNU, J

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure with a prayer to quash the criminal complaint bearing CIS No. N.I. Act/703/220 dated 08.12.2020 titled as “Jatinder Singh vs Rajesh Singh” along-with the summoning order dated 04.01.2021, whereby the petitioner has been summoned to face trial for an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.

2. Briefly stated, the case of the complainant is that the accused was having cordial relations with him and, in the first week of November, 2019, approached the complainant for a friendly loan of Rs.10,00,000/-, which was advanced by the complainant in cash. It is alleged t