M/S QURESHI MUTTON AND CHICKEN SHOP vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~31 & 32 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: December 02, 2025 + CRL.M.C. 2523/2020 & CRL.M.A. 17847/2020 M/S QURESHI MUTTON AND CHICKEN SHOP .....Petitioner Through: Mr. M. Sufian Siddiqui, Mr. Rakesh Bhugra & Mr. M. Niyazuddin, Advs. versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP for the State. Mr. Ashwani Kaushik for Mr. Mayank Goel, Adv. for R-2. + CRL.M.C. 293/2021 & CRL.M.A. 1521/2021 M/S QURESHI MUTTON AND CHICKEN SHOP .....Petitioner Through: Mr. M. Sufian Siddiqui, Mr. Rakesh Bhugra & Mr. M. Niyazuddin, Advs. versus THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP for the State. Mr. Ashwani Kaushik for Mr. Mayank Goel, Adv. for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN AMIT MAHAJAN, J. (Oral) Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARMINDER CRL.M.C. 2523/2020 & CRL.M.C. 293/2021 Page 1 of 12 KAUR Signing Date:05.12.2025 13:13:35 1. The present petitions have been filed by the Petitioner under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal procedure, 1973 (‘CrPC’) seeking setting aside of the summoning orders dated 22.10.2020 in Complaint Case No. 6827/2020 and 16.01.2021 in Complaint Case Nos. 1038/2020. The petitioner also seeks the consequential relief of quashing of the aforesaid complaint cases filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (‘NI Act’) read with 142 of the NI Act. 2. Succinctly stated, it is the case of the Respondent No. 2/Complainant that the accused is a Proprietorship Firm having GST No.07ASEPS6556M120 and is dealing in the business of Restaurants and hospitality for past several years. The proprietor Mr. Samiuddin Qureshi was responsible/liable for the conduct and management of day-to-day affairs of the accused. 3. It is alleged, in October 2019,