Abhijeet Deshmukh v. The State Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi & ANR.

$~76 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 6436/2024, CRL.M.A. 24601/2024 & CRL.M.A. 24602/2024 ABHIJEET DESHMUKH .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Ankur Bansal & Mr. Sadre Alam Advocates versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Aman Usman, APP for the State

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL

O R D E R

% 20.08.2024 1.

This petition seeks quashing of summoning order dated 3rd November 2023 arising out of proceedings under Section 138 NI Act. 2.

Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner though had signed the cheque in question, but had already resigned from Directorship in July 2022, prior to cheque being signed.

3.

Petitioner requests that since he is located in Maharashtra, may be granted exemption from personal appearance before the Trial Court. 4.

Accordingly, petition is disposed with the limited direction that petitioner be exempted from personal appearance, unless necessitated by the Trial Court. Besides, the petitioner, if so required, may also be permitted to appear through video conferencing, as and when necessitated by the Trial Court.

5.

It is made clear that this Court has not passed any observations on the merits of the mater.

6.

Petition is disposed of with these directions. 7.

Pending applications are disposed of as infructuous. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 28/08/2024 at 12:27:08

8.

Order be uploaded on the website of this Court. ANISH DAYAL, J AUGUST 20, 2024/sm The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 28/08/2024 at 12:27:08