Crl. Misc. No. M-7943 of 2011 (O&M) [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-7943 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: March 15, 2011 Mohan Lal Johar ....................................................... Petitioner Versus M/s G.L.Automobiles ................................................ Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Ritu Bahri 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. Vikasdeep Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. ... RITU BAHRI, J. Challenge in this petition is to the order dated 3.3.2011 passed by the JMIC, Gurgaon, dismissing the application of the petitioner to cross examine the complainant in complaint No.163 dated 14.7.2007 under Section 138/142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Mr. Vikasdeep Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, has argued that the earlier counsel engaged by the petitioner was not able to do the cross-examination in a proper manner. He has argued that the petitioner does not put his signatures in Hindi. The cheque dated 6.4.2007 has been filed in English and the signatures are in Hindi. The petitioner does not put his signatures in Hindi as they are in English with the record of the Bank. Crl. Misc. No. M-7943 of 2011 (O&M) [ 2 ] It has been observed in the impugned order that the accused had availed five opportunities in defence evidence and cross-examination of the complainant had been conducted by his counsel thoroughly. No ground is made out for granting one more opportunity at this stage. Criminal miscellaneous is dismissed. 15.3.2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Rupi JUDGE