CRM No. M-21679 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CRM No. M-21679 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 29.7.2010 M/s Mindshare Recruitment Consultants Pvt. Ltd. and another ...Petitioners Versus Sh. Gaurav Dahiya ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Kunal Dawar, Advocate, for the petitioners. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of complaint dated 21st October, 2009 and summoning order dated 21st October, 2009 (Annexure P-9), passed by Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sonepat, whereby the petitioners have been summoned to face trial under Sections 138 and 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 due to bouncing of cheque dated 1st June, 2009 for Rs.10,613/-. After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are ready to settle the dispute and they may be permitted to raise all their pleas before the trial court at an appropriate stage. Learned counsel submits that in view of this, he may be allowed to withdraw this petition. He, however, submits that petitioner No.1 is a private limited company having its registered office in Bombay and petitioner No.2 is Director thereof, who also is based in Bombay. He, therefore, prays that petitioners may be allowed to appear CRM No. M-21679 of 2010 2 through their counsel. Under the aforesaid circumstances, this petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioners to raise all their pleas before the trial court at an appropriate stage. In the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in case an application is moved before the trial court for exemption from personal appearance of the petitioners, the same shall be considered by the trial court in accordance with law. The trial court may exempt the personal appearance of the petitioners on such terms and conditions as it deems necessary. The petitioners may be allowed to appear through their counsel except on the dates when their presence before the trial court is absolutely necessary. Disposed of. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 29.7.2010 'rajpal'