1. This petition has been filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C
seeking quashing of FIR No. 563 dated 30.07.2022 under Section 174-A
IPC registered at Police Station Civil Line Sirsa District Sirsa, Haryana
(P-1) which was registered upon declaring the petitioner as proclaimed
person by learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Sirsa vide order dated
01.07.2022 passed in complaint bearing NACT No. 291 of 2017 dated
23.03.2017 titled as “Amit Sethi versus Deepak Nagpal” under Section 138
NI Act as the substantive complaint where from the proceedings had
emanated itself stand settled amongst the parties and all consequential
proceedings emanating therefrom.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the present
FIR is the outcome of a criminal complaint filed against the petitioner under
Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. He further submits that the
petitioner was declared proclaimed person twice, firstly vide order dated
03.02.2019 in pursuance thereto FIR No. 588 dated 29.09.2020 under
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Section 174-A IPC was registered and in which the petitioner was wrongly
got convicted by the learned JMIC, Sirsa and secondly vide order dated
01.07.2022 in pursuance thereto the present FIR got registered. He further
contended that on 25.07.2022, the petitioner settled the matter with the
complainant and the complainant appeared before the learned JMIC, Sirsa
and made a statement to that effect and the complaint was withdrawn by the
complainant. He has referred to the statement given by the complainant and
the order of the trial Court dated 25.07.2022 (Annexures P-5 and P-6)
respectively in this regard. He, therefore, prays for quashing of the present
FIR as the continuation of proceedings under Section 174-A IPC would be
an abuse of process of law. He has replied upon the judgment passed by this
Court in CRM-M-41656 of 2023, decided on 23.08.2023 wherein the FIR
registered under Section 174-A IPC arising out of the same complaint
between the parties has been quashed. In support of his submissions, he has
relied upon the judgment of Hon’ble the Supreme Court in the case of
Daljit Singh versus State of Haryana and another, bearing Criminal
Appeal No.4359 of 2024, decided on 02.01.2025 and the judgments of this
Court in the cases of Soni Kumar versus State of Punjab, bearing CRM-
M-55315-2024, decided on 10.01.2025 and Deepak versus State of
Haryana and another, bearing CRM-M-14623-2021, decided on
17.02.2022.