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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-28875-2025 DECIDED ON: 23.05.2025
BAHADUR SINGH
.....PETITIONER VERSUS RANBIR SINGH .....RESPONDENT CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL Present: Mr. Ishan Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner.
SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J (ORAL) The jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked under Section 528 read with Section 529 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 praying for quashing/setting aside of the impugned order dated 29.04.2025 (ANNEXURE P-1) in case bearing no. CRA No.364-2024 titled as 'Bahadur Singh vs. Ranbir Singh' whereby, the application filed by the complainant/respondent under Section 148 of Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 seeking direction to the Petitioner to deposit 20% compensation amount has been allowed. After arguing for some time, 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 POONAM NEGI 2025.05.26 11:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
CRM-M-28875-2025 -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 Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty aforesaid.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) 23.05.2025
JUDGE Poonam Negi Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No POONAM NEGI 2025.05.26 11:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document