Aman Singla v. State Of Punjab And Another

CRM-M-13117-2025 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh CRM-M-13117-2025 Date of Decision: 11.03.2025 AMAN SINGLA .....PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL

Present:

Mr. Deepak Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner. **** H.S. GREWAL, J. (ORAL) 1.

This petition has been filed under Section 528 BNSS for quashing of order dated 31.01.2025 (Annexure P-6) vide which the petitioner has been declared as proclaimed person by the learned JMIC, Bathinda a complaint bearing No. NACT 1451 of 2023 dated 14.02.2022 titled as Meenu Gupta Vs. Aman Singla under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the counsel for the petitioner could not appear on 25.11.2024 due to dispute between the petitioner and his counsel by which misunderstanding took place. As such the learned trial Court cancelled the bail orders of the petitioner and his bail bonds and surety bonds were ordered to be forfeited. Non-bailable warrants of arrest against the petitioner have been issued. It is also stated that the proper procedure of Section 82 has also not been followed. The petitioner may be permitted to surrender before the learned trial Court to attend the trial proceedings continuously and, therefore, requests that the impugned order may be set aside.

3.

Notice of motion.

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CRM-M-13117-2025 2 4.

On the asking of the Court, Mr. Amandeep Singh Samra, AAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State. 5.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties and gone through the case file.

6.

In view of the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court deems it appropriate to decide this case without issuing notice to respondent No.2, the order dated 31.01.2025 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Bathinda is ordered to be set aside. The petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned trial Court within 07 days from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order and on his doing so, he be released on bail to the satisfaction of learned trial Court subject to payment of Rs.5,000/- as costs to be paid to the complainant. 7.

Accordingly, the petition stands allowed.

(H.S.GREWAL) 11.03.2025 JUDGE renu Whether speaking/ reasoned :

Yes/No Whether Reportable :

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