ARCHANA CHAUDHARY vs HARSH DAWAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 28.10.2025 CRL.M.C. 1412/2025 & CRL.M.A. 6248/2025 ARCHANA CHAUDHARY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mohammad Ziauddin, Adv. (through VC) versus HARSH DAWAR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Kamlesh Jha, Advocate (through Video-conferencing) CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J. (Oral) 1. The present petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 [hereafter „BNSS‟] has been filed on behalf of the petitioner, seeking setting aside of the order dated 10.12.2024 [hereafter „impugned order‟] passed by the learned JMFC, NI Act-06, Central District, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi [hereafter „Trial Court‟] in CC No. 532014/2016 titled „Archana Chaudhary v. Harsh Dawar‟. 2. As per the complaint filed by the petitioner–complainant under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 [hereafter „NI Act‟] it was alleged that the complainant and the respondent–accused 3. The respondent–accused was summoned vide order dated 31.01.2015, and notice under Section 251 of Cr.P.C. was framed against him on 27.06.2015, to which he pleaded not guilty and claimed trial. Thereafter