SANJEEV CHAHAL vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

112 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-13710-2026 DECIDED ON: 11.05.2026 SANJEEV CHAHAL .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS .....RESPONDENT(S) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL Present: Mr. Parminder Singh, Advocate for the petitioner(s) SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J (ORAL) The jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of writ in the nature of Certiorari quashing/ setting aside the order dated 18.03.2026 (P-2) whereby the petitioner has been placed under suspension merely in the ground that in a personal nature of offence, the petitioner was convicted for the offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act and ordered to undergo imprisonment for a period of 4 months, while the sentence of the petitioner has already been suspended; the entire cheque amount stands paid, thus the order whereby the petitioner has placed under suspension merely on the ground of conviction under Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act without involving any offence of moral turpitude; is illegal and arbitrary in the eyes of law. After arguing at length, learned counsel for the petitioner prays