128 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-13012-2025 DECIDED ON: 10.03.2025 RANBIR SINGH .....PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER .....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL Present: Mr. Imraan Farooqi, Advocate for the petitioner. SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J (ORAL) The jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked under Section of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanita, 2023 (BNSS) praying for seeking quashing of the order dated 27.03.2024 (ANNEXURE P-3) passed by Ld. Additional Sessions Judge, Sangrur in the case titled as Ranbir Singh v. Avar Kumar and another in CRA-167-2024 arising out of the complaint Ranbir Singh v. Avtar Singh registered vide NACT-530-2018 dated 06.07.2018, District Malerkotla, under section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, (NI) 1881, interest of justice. After arguing for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioner prays for withdrawal of the present petition with liberty to move an appropriate application before the lower Appellate Court, with the reasons/grounds on which he is asking for the waiver of 20% of the compensation amount as stipulated under Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, who shall adjudicate afresh by passing in the light of MEENU 2025.03.11 09:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRM-M-13012-2025 -2- Jamboo Bhandari versus M.P. State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. & Ors.”, decided on 04.09.2023. Prayer is accepted. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty aforesaid. However, it is made clear that in case the Lower Appellate Court dismissed the application for waiver of the condition, the petitioner would be at liberty to approach this Court again on that cause of action. (SANDEEP MOUDGIL) 10.03.2025 JUDGE Meenu Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No MEENU 2025.03.11 09:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document