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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 3693/2026 CNR: RJHC020550342026 | URN: CRLMP / 8181U / 2026

1. A.L.D. Infratech Pvt. Ltd., Plot No. 59, Second Floor, Sector-18, Gurugram, Haryana Through Authorized Representative Deepak Kumar.

2. Deepak Kumar S/o Upender Kumar Sharma, R/o B-Tech Anand Park View, Sector-81, Gurugram, Haryana, At Present B-393, Antriksh Apartment, Sector-83, Gurugram, Haryana.

----Petitioners Versus Baljeet Singh S/o Kaluram, R/o House No. 224/02, Adarsh Nagar, New Railway Station Road, Gurugram, Haryana.

----Respondent Connected With S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 3696/2026 CNR: RJHC020550352026 | URN: CRLMP / 8188U / 2026

1. A.L.D. Infratech Pvt. Ltd., Plot No. 59, Second Floor, Sector-18, Gurugram, Haryana Through Authorized Representative Deepak Kumar.

2. Deepak Kumar S/o Upender Kumar Sharma, R/o B-Tech Anand Park View, Sector-81, Gurugram, Haryana, At Present B-393, Antriksh Apartment, Sector-83, Gurugram, Haryana.

----Petitioners Versus Baljeet Singh S/o Kaluram, R/o House No. 224/02, Adarsh Nagar, New Railway Station Road, Gurugram, Haryana.

----Respondent S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 3707/2026 CNR: RJHC020550322026 | URN: CRLMP / 8203U / 2026

1. A.L.D. Infratech Pvt. Ltd., Plot No. 59, Second Floor, Sector-18, Gurugram, Haryana Through Authorized Representative Deepak Kumar.

2. Deepak Kumar S/o Upender Kumar Sharma, R/o B-Tech Anand Park View, Sector-81, Gurugram, Haryana, At Present B-393, Antriksh Apartment, Sector-83, Gurugram, Haryana.

----Petitioners Versus Baljeet Singh S/o Kaluram, R/o House No. 224/02, Adarsh Nagar, New Railway Station Road, Gurugram, Haryana.

----Respondent S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 3708/2026 CNR: RJHC020550362026 | URN: CRLMP / 8204U / 2026

1. A.L.D. Infratech Pvt. Ltd., Plot No. 59, Second Floor, Sector-18, Gurugram, Haryana Through Authorized Representative Deepak Kumar.

2. Deepak Kumar S/o Upender Kumar Sharma, R/o B-Tech Anand Park View, Sector-81, Gurugram, Haryana, At Present B-393, Antriksh Apartment, Sector-83, Gurugram, Haryana.

----Petitioners Versus Baljeet Singh S/o Kaluram, R/o House No. 224/02, Adarsh Nagar, New Railway Station Road, Gurugram, Haryana.

----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rajeev Surana, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Anuj K. Saxena, Adv.

Mr. Tushar Panwar, Adv.

Ms. Muskan Verma, Adv.

Mr. Harsh Saxena, Adv. Mr. Rohit Mahrda, Adv.

Mr. Satish K. Gurjar, Adv.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Ashvin Garg, Adv.

Mr. Anutosh Mishra, Adv. Mr. Ashish Sharma, Adv.

Mr. N.S. Dhakar, PP HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPMAN

Order

REPORTABLE 25/09/2026

1. The present batch of petitions arise out of same set of transactions between the parties and involve similar questions of fact and law therefore, they are being heard and decided by this common order. For the sake of convenience, the facts of the case are being taken from S.B. Criminal Misc. Petition No.3693/2026.

2. The relevant particulars of these petitions are tabulated hereinbelow:

3. By way of these petitions preferred under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for brevity, ‘BNSS’), petitioners have assailed the orders dated 01.05.2026 passed by the learned Additional District & Sessions Judge No.2, Behror, District Kotputli-Behror (for brevity, ‘Appellate Court’) whereby, while considering the applications preferred by the respondent- complainant under Section 148 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (for brevity, ‘NI Act’) in the respective Criminal Appeals preferred by the petitioners against their conviction under Section 138 of the NI Act, the learned Appellate Court has directed the petitioners to deposit 20% of the compensation awarded by the learned Trial Court.

Factual Matrix:

4. Briefly stated, the petitioner No.1: A.L.D. Infratech Pvt. Ltd., is a Private Company and petitioner No.2: Deepak Kumar is the Director of the company. The respondent: Baljeet Singh is th