POONAM vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER

174 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-31853-2026 Date of decision: 29.05.2026 POONAM ...PETITIONER V/S STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present: Mr. Arun Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Surender Singh Pannu, Addl. A.G., Haryana. **** SUBHAS MEHLA, J. (ORAL) 1. Present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short - ‘the BNSS’) for quashing FIR No.497 dated 09.09.2022 registered under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short - ‘the IPC’) at Police Station Sonipat City, District Sonipat and all the subsequent proceedings arising therefrom. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the petitioner was declared as proclaimed person vide order dated 02.09.2022 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Sonipat in complaint case bearing COMA No.149 of 2018 filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short ‘the NI Act’) on account of her non-appearance before the learned trial court and subsequently, present FIR was registered qua the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the peti