CRL.M.NO.24294-M of 2010 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRL.M.NO.24294-M of 2010 DATE OF ORDER: 20.8.2010 Mrs. V Lathasri and others .....Petitioners vs. M/s Krishna and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Anil Chawla, Advocate for the petitioners. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Prayer under Section 482 Cr.P.C is for quashing comlaint No.1628 dated 12.8.2008 and the summoning order dated 14.8.2008 whereby the petitioners have been summoned under Section 138 of the N.I Act to face trial. It is submitted that T. Srinivasan was the managing partner of M/s S.V Apparels, Chennai. Petitioner Nos.1 to 4 were the sleeping partners. It is further submitted that said T. Srinivasan had issued a cheque for an amount of Rs.8,30,065/- dated 17.6.2008, which was dishonored and has resulted in filing of the complaint by the complainant-respondents. It is submitted that the parties have compromised the matter between them and a cheque of Rs.10,00,000/- has been issued in cash towards part payment in discharge of the debt liability covered under the compromise. CRL.M.NO.24294-M of 2010 #2# Learned counsel submits that petitioner No.3 is 84 years old sleeping partner whereas rest of the petitioners are residing at Chennai and have faced harassment while personally appearing before the court. At the time of arguments, learned counsel does not press for quashing of present complaint, however, prays that the petitioners may be exempted from personal appearance before the ld. Trial Court. In support, he cites a judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court reported as M/s Bhaskar Industries Ltd v. M/s Bhiwani Denim & Apparels Ltd, 2001(4) RCR (Criminal) 137. In view of the above, petition is disposed of as having not pressed with the observation that the application, if moved, for exemption from personal appearance shall be considered by the ld. Trial Court sympathetically keeping in view the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court as aforesaid. August 20, 2010 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE