IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision:01.05.2025 M/s Banarsi Dass B.K.O. & another ... Petitioners Vs.

M/s Aggarwal Coal Co. & another ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR.

Present: Mr. Ashwani Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioners.

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SUKHVINDER KAUR, J.

1. Instant petition has been filed by the petitioner/firm for setting aside order dated 24.04.2025 (Annexure P-1) passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate 1^st Class, Ludhiana, whereby evidence of the accused has been closed by order.

2. Present complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (hereinafter to be referred as N.I. Act) has been initiated by the complainant with the submissions that the accused were having business dealings with the complainants as the accused used to purchase goods from the complainants from time to time on credit basis through various bills. It was alleged that an amount of Rs.19,14,245/- was outstanding against the accused upto 31.10.2017. The complainants made repeated demands to the accused to make the abovesaid payment. In lieu of the same, the accused issued cheque bearing No.921495 on 09.10.2018 for an amount of Rs.19,14,24