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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/50824/2022disposed of

Subash Kumar v. State Of Haryana And Another

2022-12-23Mr. Justice Harsh Bunger6 pages



           

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Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in the present case, a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for brevity, 'the NI Act') was filed by respondent No.2 against the

 present petitioner for dishonour of the cheque and in the said complaint, the petitioner was wrongly declared as proclaimed person vide order dated 13.07.2016 (Annexure P-1) and an intimation was sent to concerned SHO by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Karnal to register an FIR in respect of the same and in pursuance of the said intimation, the present FIR got registered. It is submitted that during pendency of the present case, the matter got amicably settled between the petitioner and respondent No.2 and subsequent thereto, respondent No.2 through his counsel suffered a statement before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Karnal, not to pursue the Complaint No.#6)2$9'52'.$< and sought withdrawal of the same. On the basis of said statement, the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Karnal granted permission to withdraw the complaint vide its order dated 20.10.2022. It is further submitted that once the complaint under Section 138 of the NI Act has been withdrawn, the present FIR under Section 174-A IPC deserves to be quashed.

Learned State counsel has opposed the instant petition by stating that the FIR in question has been registered in pursuance of order dated 13.07.2016 (Annexure P-1), passed by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Karnal, hence the same may be dismissed. Learned counsel representing respondent No.2 has admitted the factum of settlement of matter under Section 138 of the NI Act and also the withdrawal of complaint under Section 138 ibid, vide order dated 20.10.2022 (Annexure P-5), passed by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Karnal by filing short reply by way of affidavit which was handed over in Court today and the same is taken on record subject to all just exceptions.

' I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have perused the paper book.

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6 In the present case, it is not in dispute that respondent No.2 had filed a complaint under Section 138 of the NI Act for dishonour of cheque and it is in the said proceedings that order dated 13.07.2016 (Annexure P-1) was passed by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Karnal, vide which the petitioner was declared as proclaimed person and intimation was sent to SHO concerned, whereupon the present +,  # -./     .- '.''

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