NEETI SHARMA vs SARANJIT SINGH

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$~71 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 02nd April, 2025 + CRL.M.C. 2202/2025 NEETI SHARMA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajat Wadhwa, Mr. Dhruv Choudhary, Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Ms. Anisha Rastogi, Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocates versus SARANJIT SINGH .....Respondent Through: Mr. Laksh Khanna, APP for the State. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J. (Oral): CRL.M.A. 9851/2025 (Exemption) 1. Exemption is granted, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The Petitioner shall file legible and clearer copies of exempted documents, compliant with practice rules, before the next date of hearing. 3. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of. CRL.M.C. 2202/2025 & CRL.M.A. 9850/2025 (for stay) 4. The present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 20231 (formerly Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 19732) challenges order dated 15th January, 2025,3 passed in CC 1 “BNSS” 2 “CrPC” Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.M.C. 2202/2025 Page 1 of 10 By:Sapna Sethi Signing Date:05.04.2025 20:54:10 NI Act No. 186/2025 titled as Saranjit Singh vs. Neeti Sharma, whereby the Petitioner has been served with a notice, under section 223 of BNSS, giving him an opportunity of hearing in the aforenoted complaint. 5. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are as follows: 5.1 The cheque allegedly issued by the Petitioner to the Respondent has been dishonoured on presentation, prompting the Respondent to institute a complaint for offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.4 5.2 On receiving the above complaint, a notice dated 15th January, 2025, was issued by the Trial Court, to the Petitioner/ Proposed Accused in terms of proviso to Section 223 of BNSS affording an opportunity of