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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCRM-M/66559/2025disposed of

Vivek Baid v. Gaurav Kumar

2025-11-28Mr. Justice H.S. Grewal2 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CRM-M-66559-2025 Date of Decision: 28.11.2025 VIVEK BAID ... PETITIONER

VERSUS

GAURAV KUMAR ... RESPONDENT CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present:- Mr. Vinay Kumar Arya, Advocate for the petitioner. H.S. Grewal, J.(Oral) 1.

This petition has been filed under Section 528 of BNSS for setting aside the impugned order dated 29.07.2024 and order dated 04.07.2025 passed by the Court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class Gurugram in complaint under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act titled as Gaurav Kumar Vs Vivek Baid vide complaint No. NACT/46798/2022.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that vide impugned order dated 29.07.2024, the petitioner was ordered to be released on bail on his furnishing personal bonds to the tune of Rs. 1,20,000/- with one surety in the like amount and the application filed by the petitioner seeking reduction in the surety amount was dismissed by learned JMIC Gurugram vide order dated 04.07.2025. He further submits that due to financial hardship, the petitioner is unable to furnish the requisite bonds. He has placed reliance on the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court passed in Special leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 3314/2024 titled as 'Ashok Sandeep Singh Vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh' Renu Rawat 2025.12.02 15.41 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

-2CRM-M-66559-2025 and judgment of this Court in CRM-M-4217 of 2025 titled as Saraswati Devi Vs. Harvinder Singh Sodhi. He prays that the impugned orders may be set aside.

3.

Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and after perusing the record with his able assistance, the present petition is being decided in limine, without issuing notice to the respondent in order to save litigation cost of the respondent and judicial time of the Court. 4.

Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case and the prayer made by the counsel for the petitioner and the financial hardship shown by the petitioner, the impugned order granting bail to the petitioner is modified and the amount of Rs. 1,20,000/- is reduced to the tune of Rs. 50,000/- with one surety in the like amount to be paid within a period of two weeks. 5.

With these modifications, the present petition stands disposed of. (H.S.GREWAL) 28.11.2025 JUDGE renu Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No Renu Rawat 2025.12.02 15.41 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document