CRM-M- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA 150 AJAY KUMAR STATE OF CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE Present: SURYA P Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 19.03.2026 proclaimed person of learned referred to as ‘trial Court’ Negotiable Instruments Act, i.e. case No.NACT/7369/2023, titled as ‘M/s Kapme Associates V/ 2. 3. Mr. Anil Kumar Lamdharia, A.P.P., U.T. Chandigarh behalf of respondent/State. Hence, service of notice upon the State i dispensed with. However, n learned State counsel has opted to orally oppose the present petition -17939-2026(O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA CHANDIGARH AJAY KUMAR VERSUS STATE OF U.T. CHANDIGARH & ANR. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA P Mr. Jatinder Kumar Kansal, Advocate Mr. Anil Kumar Lamdharia, A.P.P., U.T. Chandigarh. SURYA PARTAP SINGH, J (ORAL) This is a petition filed under Section 528 of Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023’, seeking 19.03.2026 (Annexure P-9), whereby the petitioner has been declared a proclaimed person. The abovementioned order has been pass learned Judicial Magistrate First Class referred to as ‘trial Court’ only, in a complaint case for an offence under Negotiable Instruments Act, i.e. case No.NACT/7369/2023, titled as ‘M/s Kapme Associates V/s M/s Khatu Shyam Mobile Hub’ Notice of motion. Since advance notice has already been served upon the State, Mr. Anil Kumar Lamdharia, A.P.P., U.T. Chandigarh behalf of respondent/State. Hence, service of notice upon the State i dispensed with. However, no formal reply has been filed by the State and the learned State counsel has opted to orally oppose the present petition 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-17939-2026 (O&M) DECIDED ON: 22.04.2026 .....PETITIONER VERSUS & ANR. .....RESPONDENT SURYA PARTAP SINGH , Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anil Kumar Lamdharia, A.P.P., U.T. Chandigarh. This is a petition filed under Section 528 of ‘the Bharatiya ’, seeking for quashing of order dated whereby the petitioner has been declared a . The abovementioned order has been passed by the Court Judicial Magistrate First Class Chandigarh, hereinafter being , in a complaint case for an offence under Negotiable Instruments Act, i.e. case No.NACT/7369/2023, titled as ‘M/s s M/s Khatu Shyam Mobile Hub’. Since advance notice has already been served upon the State, Mr. Anil Kumar Lamdharia, A.P.P., U.T. Chandigarh accepts notice on behalf of respondent/State. Hence, service of notice upon the State is hereby formal reply has been filed by the State and the learned State counsel has opted to orally oppose the present petition. (O&M) .2026 .....PETITIONER .....RESPONDENTS Bharatiya for quashing of order dated whereby the petitioner has been declared a Court being , in a complaint case for an offence under Negotiable Instruments Act, i.e. case No.NACT/7369/2023, titled as ‘M/s Since advance notice has already been served upon the State, accepts notice on s hereby formal reply has been filed by the State and the GAURAV THAKUR 2026.04.22 18:53 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M- 4. the petitioner has been prosecuted respondent No.2, for the petitioner any summon or warrant was never residing at the given address. 5. any summons and he has not violated any condition of bail, that the offence for which he has been 6. a direction to the petitioner to surrender before the learned trial Court a period of learned trial Court bail, the learned trial Court Gaurav Thakur -17939-2026(O&M) It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner the petitioner has been prosecuted in a complaint case respondent No.2, under Negotiable Instruments Act for the petitioner, in the abovementioned complaint, after summoning order any summon or warrant was never served upon him, residing at the given address. In view of the fact that the petitioner any summons and he has not violated any condition of bail, the offence for which he has been summoned In view of above, the present petition is hereby a direction to the petitioner to surrender before the learned trial Court a period of two weeks from today. If the petitioner learned trial Court within the stipulated period bail, the learned trial Court shall admit the petitioner to bail on the same 2 It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that in a complaint case, filed by the under Negotiable Instruments Act. As per learned counsel in the abovementioned complaint, after summoning order served upon him, and that he was not the fact that the petitioner has never been served with any summons and he has not violated any condition of bail, it is hereby held summoned, still remains bailable. In view of above, the present petition is hereby disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to surrender before the learned trial Court within the petitioner surrenders before the stipulated period and moves an application for shall admit the petitioner to bail on the same day that , filed by the . As per learned counsel in the abovementioned complaint, after summoning order was not has never been served with it is hereby held with within before the application for day. GAURAV THAKUR 2026.04.22 18:53 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document