POOJA RANI vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR

CRM-M-29611-2026 (O&M) 1 132 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-29611-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 22.05.2026 POOJA RANI ... PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present:- Mr. Kushager Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner. H.S. GREWAL, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed under Section 528 BNSS/482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of FIR No. 36 dated 14.01.2026 under Section 209 BNS (Section 174-A IPC, 1860) registered at Police Station Civil Line, Sirsa, District Sirsa arising out of Complaint bearing NACT No. 476 of 2021 titled as ‘The Sirsa Central Cooperative Bank Ltd., versus Pooja Rani dated 29.04.2021 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and quashing of order dated 06.11.2024 vide which the petitioner has been declared as proclaimed person (Annexure P-3) and subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the present FIR is the outcome of a criminal complaint filed against the petitioner under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. He further submits that the petitioner was declared proclaimed person vide order dated 06.11.202