SAHIL SYNGLE vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 142 CRM-M-26995-2026 Decided on : 13.05.2026 Sahil Syngle . . . Petitioner(s) Versus State of Punjab and another . . . Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY VASHISTH PRESENT: Mr. Shivender Pal, Advocate for Mr. B.S. Bhalla, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. Neeraj Madaan, Sr. DAG, Punjab. **** SANJAY VASHISTH, J. (Oral) 1. Instant petition under Section 528 of the BNSS, 2023 (earlier Section 482 Cr.P.C.), has been filed for seeking quashing of order dated 20.09.2024 (Annexure P-4), passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Patiala, in complaint case bearing No. COMA/1584 dated 20.04.2022 (Annexure P-1), titled as “Sukhbir Singh v. Sahil Syngle”, instituted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (in short, ‘NI Act’) read with Section 420 IPC, along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom, whereby, petitioner has been declared as a ‘Proclaimed Person’ allegedly without following the due procedure of law. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that complainant/respondent No.2 instituted complaint bearing No. COMA/1584/2022 under Section 138 of the NI Act and after recor