Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:109515 Court No. - 75 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 21763 of 2025 Applicant :- Hakim Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Rakesh Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Vikas Budhwar,J. 1. Sri Rakesh Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel for the applicant on instructions received from his client submits that though the application u/s 528 BNSS has been preferred by the applicant for quashing the entire proceeding of Complaint Case No. 31807 of 2022 (Mohd. Uvaish Vs. Hakim Singh) under section 138 N.I. Act, Police Station Civil Line, District Aligarh, pending in the court of Presiding Officer, Additional Judge, Aligarh as well as summoning order dated 4.2.2023 and recovery Warrant dated 7.3.2025 passed by Presiding Officer, Additional Judge, Aligarh, however, he has made a statement at Bar that as per instructions received by him, the applicant would approach the court below for compounding of the offences under Section 147 of the N.I. Act and a direction be issued to the court below to decide the application in light of the judgment in the case of Damodar S. Prabhu Vs. Syed Babalal, (2010) 5 SCC 663 and till the said application is preferred, protection be accorded. 2. Learned A.G.A. has no objection to the same. 3. Considering the submissions so made across the Bar, the application is disposed of directing the applicant to file the proceedings for compounding under Section 147 of N.I. Act by 26.07.2025 and the court below is directed to decide the same with most expedition, preferably within 45 days. 4. Till 45 days from today, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant with respect to the proceeding of Complaint Case No. 31807 of 2022 (Mohd. Uvaish Vs. Hakim Singh) under section 138 N.I. Act, Police Station Civil Line, District Aligarh pending in the court of Presiding Officer, Additional Judge, Aligarh as well as summoning order dated 4.2.2023 and recovery Warrant dated 7.3.2025 passed by Presiding Officer, Additional Judge, Aligarh. 5. The protection accorded to the applicant is only available subject to compliance of terms and conditions and timeline as provided herein and in case of default, the order shall stand vacated without reference to the Bench. Order Date :- 10.7.2025 N.S.Rathour (Vikas Budhwar, J) Digitally signed by :- NIPENDRA SINGH RATHOUR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad