A. K. PATNAIK vs RAJIV SETH & ANR

CRM-M-56361-2018 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Sr. No.123 CRM-M-56361-2018 Date of Decision: 20.05.2026 A. K. PATNAIK ...Petitioner Versus RAJIV SETH & ANR ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present:- Mr. Deepak Jindal, Advocate and Ms. Navjot Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Pawandeep Kaur, Advocate for Ms. Ekta Thakur, Advocate for respondent No.1. ***** MANDEEP PANNU, J. (Oral) 1. This is a petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C for setting aside the order dated 02.12.2017 (Annexure P-6) passed by ld. Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Chandigarh vide which the petitioner has been summoned for facing trial for allegedly committing offences punishable under Section 500 IPC in Complaint No.33894/2013 dated 23.11.2012 filed by the complainant/respondent No.1. 2. Brief facts of the case are that the complainant is employed with Punjab National Bank, Sector 22-D, Chandigarh, and enjoys a good reputation. On 23.06.2012, a news item was published in The Indian Express, in which accused No.2 was the Editor, under the headline “Fraud case against PNB employee.” The news item reported that the UT Police had registered a case against Rajiv