GURDEV BIR SINGH vs HDFC BANK

CRM-M No.20648 of 2026 -1- 116 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M No.20648 of 2026 Date of Decision: 01.05.2026 Gurdev Bir Singh ..... Petitioners versus HDFC Bank Ltd. .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BHARDWAJ ***** Present: Mr. Jaswinder Singh Grewal, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J. (ORAL) 1. Present petition has been filed praying for quashing of impugned order dated 10.03.2026 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fazilka in CRA No.167 of 2026 titled as Gurdev Bir Singh vs. HDFC Bank’ arising out of complaint bearing NACT No.938- 2023, dated 24.08.2022 whereby the petitioner has been ordered to deposit 10 % of compensation amount awarded by the learned trial Court. Further prayer has been made for staying the operation of the impugned order during the pendency of the present petition. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was prosecuted in a complaint filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (for short ‘the Act’). He has submitted that the petitioner was convicted and sentenced by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Abohar under Section 138 o