Order 2

Order Details: COPY OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Pdf Text: CC NI ACT 11421/2025
Girish Gupta Vs. Ravi Paswan
(Hauz Qazi)
03.11.2025
Present: Sh. R K Mittal, Ld. Counsel for the complainant. (Through VC).
Complainant in person.
Sh. Bhupender, Ld. Counsel for the proposed accused. (Through VC).
(time sought to file vakalatnama).
Date of filing of the present complaint filed by Ld. Counsel for the
complainant. Same be taken on record.
The instant complaint has been filed u/s 138 of Negotiable Instruments
Act, 1881.
Complaint, affidavit of evidence and other annexed documents
perused. Prima facie, there is sufficient material to proceed further with the matter.
Arguments on the point of summoning heard. Prima facie the complaint is within
limitation. In view of the averments made in the complaint, this court has the
territorial jurisdiction to entertain this complaint. Accordingly, this court takes
cognizance of the said offence u/s 138 N.I.Act, 1881.
Further, in the case of
A.C. Narayanan Vs. State of Maharashtra (2014)
11 SCC 790, Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has held that:
“
29. From a conjoint reading of Sections 138
, 142
and 145
of the N.I. Act as
well as Section 200
of the Code, it is clear that it is open to the Magistrate to issue process
on the basis of the contents of the complaint, documents in support thereof and the affidavit
submitted by the complainant in support of the complaint...
“33.4 In the light of section 145
of N.I Act, it is open to the Magistrate to rely upon
the verification in the form of affidavit filed by the complainant in support of the
complaint under Section 138
of the N.I Act and the Magistrate is neither mandatorily
obliged to call upon the complainant to remain present before the Court, nor to
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examine the complainant or his witness upon oath for taking the decision whether or
not to issue process on the complaint under Section 138
of the N.I. Act.”
Following the law laid down in
A.C. Narayanan (supra), complaint,
affidavit of evidence and other annexed documents considered. Thus, there is no
need to examine the complainant’s evidence for the purpose of issuance of process.
Complaint, affidavit of evidence and other annexed documents perused. After
perusal of the entire record, the court is of the considered opinion that prima facie a
case punishable u/s 138 N.I.Act, 1881 is made out against accused.
There is not need of fomal summons to the accused as Ld. Counsel for
the accused has appeared today and has submitted that the accused will appear on
NDOH.
Put up for appearance of accused/ furnishing of bail bonds/ framing of notice
on 20.03.2026.
(Danveer)
Judicial Magistrate First Class-04, NI Act
03.11.2025
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