IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Criminal Misc. No. M-13353 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 24.05.2011 Balraj Singh ...Petitioner Versus Punjab & Sind Bank - ....Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present:- Mr. Aalok Jagga, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Rohit Sapra, Advocate, for the respondent-Bank. NAWAB SINGH J.(ORAL) By this petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioner seeks quashing of Complaint No. 335 dated December 11th, 2010 (Annexure P/1) filed by the respondent Bank and the order dated March 4th, 2011 (Annexure P/2) passed by Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Phagwara, whereby, the petitioner was summoned to face trial under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has deposited the cheque amount in question, that is, ` 1,20,000/- with the Bank, a fact which has not been refuted by learned counsel for the respondent-Bank. 3. Above being the factual position, this Court is of the opinion that no useful purpose would be served by allowing the criminal proceedings to continue against the petitioner. 4. In view of above, petition is accepted. Consequently, Complaint No. 335 dated December 11th, 2010 (Annexure P/1) filed by the respondent Bank and the summoning order dated March 4th, 2011 (Annexure P/2) are hereby quashed. (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 24.05.2011 som