125 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 08.05.2026 Harcharan Singh ..... Petitioner Versus A.K. Enterprises .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ Present: Mr. Gurmandeep Singh Dhillon, Advocate for Mr. K.S. Brar, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Rajesh Bhardwaj, J. (ORAL)

1. Prayer in the present petition is for quashing of order dated 23.02.2026 (Annexure P-3) passed by learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Fazilka, in a complaint No.NACT-251-2021 dated 05.05.2021 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, titled as AK Enterprises vs. Harcharan Singh, the petitioner has been ordered to deposit 10% of compensation amount as awarded by learned trial Court within a period of 60 days.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has stated that the petitioner was prosecuted in a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short, ‘the Act’), and he was convicted by learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Fazilka, under Section 138 of the Act, vide judgment dated 21.01.2026 and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and was ordered to pay compensation to the tune of Rs.6,45,0