Punjab-Haryana High Court
Gursher Singh vs Kotak Mahindra Bank (Formerly Ing ... on 18 March, 2020
Author: H.S. Madaan
Bench: H.S. Madaan
CRM-M-11459-2020 -1-
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH
CRM-M-11459-2020 (O&M)
Date of decision: 18.03.2020
Gursher Singh
...Petitioner
Versus
Kotak Mahindra Bank
...Respondent
CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE H.S. MADAAN
Present: Mr. KPS Dhillon, Advocate for the petitioner.
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H.S. MADAAN, J. (Oral)
By way of filing the present petition, Petitioner Gursher Singh seeks quashing of complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act filed by the respondent against him titled 'Kotak Mahindra Bank Vs. Gursher Singh', pending in the Court of Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Chandigarh as well as summoning order dated 07.03.2019 and subsequent proceedings arising out of the same.
The petitioner/accused had remedy of filing a revision petition against the summoning order, which it appears has not been availed of. The Apex Court in judgment Mohit @ Sonu and Anr. Vs. State of U.P. & Anr. 2013 (3) RCR (Criminal) 673 has observed that when there is a specific remedy provided by way of appeal or revision, the inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. cannot and should not be resorted to.
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To similar effect is the judgment passed by Delhi High Court in Arvind Kejriwal & Ors. Vs. Amit Sibal & Anr. in CRL.M.C.-5245-2013 and CRM-A-18920-21 of 2013 decided on 16.01.2014, wherein the petitioners were relegated to the remedy of raising all the pleas before the Trial Magistrate. Therefore, the present petition is disposed of relegating the petitioner to the remedy of raising all these pleas before the trial Court at any appropriate time/stage.
18.03.2020 (H.S. MADAAN)
sumit.k JUDGE
Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes No
Whether Reportable : Yes No
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