Crl. Misc. No. M-12748 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-12748 of 2010(O&M) Date of Decision: August 26, 2010 M/s. Verma Tractors & Others ........Petitioners Versus M/s. HMT Limited .......Respondent ****** CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. Vikas Jain, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Lalit Thakur, Advocate for Mr. Anand Chhibbar, Advocate, for the respondent. SABINA, J. Petitioners have filed this petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of Criminal Complaint No.195 dated 5.6.2004 (Annexure P-10) titled as HMT Limited Vs. M/s. Verma Tractors and others and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom including summoning order dated 15.6.2004 (Annexure P-11), passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magsitrate, Panchkula now pending before the Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Panchkula, whereby the petitioners have been summoned for commission of offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that four complaints were pending between the parties under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881. Petitions were filed seeking quashing of Crl. Misc. No. M-12748 of 2010 (O&M) 2 the complaints in three cases. In CRM-M-16234 of 2010 a direction was given to the petitioners to move an application before the trial Court qua compounding of offence. In the present case, the petitioners have already filed an application seeking compounding of the offence before the trial Court and the said application is pending for 3.10.2010. In this circumstances, since the petitioners have already moved the trial Court seeking compounding of offence, no ground for interference by this Court is called for. Petition stands disposed of accordingly. (SABINA) August 26, 2010 JUDGE Anand