IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 13.05.2026 HARPINDER SINGH .... PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA ….RESPONDENT(S)

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. Manvender Chauhan, Advocate with Mr. Mohit Kakkar, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Mr. Vipul Sherwal, AAG, Haryana.

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JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral)

This is a petition under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 (Old Section 482 Cr.P.C.) for quashing of the FIR No.1071 dated 04.12.2022 (Annexure P-16) registered under Section 174-A of IPC, 1860 at Police Station Karnal Civil Lines, District Karnal which was registered consequent to the order 01.08.2022 passed by the Judicial Magistrate, 1^st Class, Karnal declaring the petitioner as proclaimed person in a complaint case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.

2. The brief facts of the case are that in discharge of his legal liability, the petitioner/accused issued a cheque No.094774 dated 30.05.2019 for an amount of Rs.2,90,000/- in favour of complainant. The said cheque came to be dishonoured. Pursuant thereto, as no payment was made in lieu of the dishonoured cheque, a complaint under Section 138 of Negotiable Instru