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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/21064/2025disposed of

Jarnail Singh v. Jujhar Singh

2026-04-06Mr. Justice H.S. Grewal2 pages

CRM-M-21064-2025 (O&M)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-21064-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: 06.04.2026 JARNAIL SINGH ... PETITIONER

VERSUS

JUJHAR SINGH ... RESPONDENT CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present:- Mr. P.S.Bal, Advocate for the petitioner.

H.S. GREWAL, J. (ORAL) 1.

Present petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS (482 of Cr.P.C.) for quashing of order dated 25.03.2025 (Annexure P/3) passed by learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, Ludhiana, in CRA/344/2025 titled as 'Jarnail Singh Vs. Jujhar Singh' whereby while allowing the application for suspension of sentence of the petitioner, he was directed to deposit 20% of the cheque amount within one month. 2.

Vide order dated 12.05.2025 the Co-Ordinate Bench of this Court had passed the following order:- "xxxx Learned counsel submits that the petitioner is ready to deposit 10% of the cheque amount within one month. Notice of motion for 01.08.2025.

On deposit of 10% of the cheque amount as undertaken by the learned counsel for the petitioner today in the Court, operation of the impugned order shall remain in abeyance till the next date of hearing only."

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in terms of the order dated 12.05.2025, the petitioner has already deposited 10% of the amount awarded by the learned Appellate Court and the petitioner is a poor JANKI BHATT 2026.04.08 15:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document High Court Chandigarh person and not capable to deposit the rest 10% of the amount awarded by

CRM-M-21064-2025 (O&M) the learned Appellate Court.

4.

In view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is incapable to deposit the amount awarded by the learned Appellate Court and in view of the fact that the petitioner has already deposited 10% of the amount awarded by the learned Appellate Court in terms of the order dated 12.05.2025 passed by the Co-Ordinate Bench of this Court, the impugned order dated 25.03.2025 passed by the learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, Ludhiana is hereby modified to the extent that instead of 20%, the petitioner shall deposit 10% of the compensation amount. As petitioner has already deposited 10% of the compensation amount, the petitioner is directed to ensure that the appeal, which is pending before the learned Appellate Court, shall be argued on the date fixed and he will not seek unnecessary adjournments and will not adopt dilatory tactics to prolong the decision of the appeal unless the Court itself chooses to adjourn the matter for some justifiable reason. 5.

Disposed of in the above terms.

(H.S.GREWAL) 06.04.2026 JUDGE Janki Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No JANKI BHATT 2026.04.08 15:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document High Court Chandigarh