KULWANT KAUR SANDHU vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR — CRM-M/16004/2026

Disposed: --ALLOWED on 24th March 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: PHHC010477702026

Filing Number

CRM-M/20603/2026

Filing Date

19-Mar-2026

Registration No

CRM-M/16004/2026

Registration Date

20-Mar-2026

Judge

Mr. Justice Surya Partap Singh

Coram

Mr. Justice Surya Partap Singh

Bench Type

Single

Category

38.29 - QUASHING PET U/S 482 CRPC GEN IN U/S 138 NI ACT ( 649 )

Judicial Branch

CRIMINAL BRANCH

Decision Date

24-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

--ALLOWED

Last updated 11-Apr-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.KULWANT KAUR SANDHU

    Adv. JYOTI SAREEN

  2. 2.KULWANT KAUR SANDHU

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR

  2. 2.KULWANT KAUR SANDHU

  3. 3.CAPITAL SMALL FINANCE

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 24-Mar-2026

    Mr. Justice Surya Partap SinghView PDF

    Summary of CRM-M/16004/2026 The High Court of Punjab and Haryana quashed the trial court's order declaring Kulwant Kaur Sandhu a proclaimed person in a Negotiable Instruments Act Section 138 case, finding the procedure defective. The court held that the trial court violated mandatory procedural requirements under Section 82(2) of CrPC by declaring her proclaimed on July 29, 2025, based on a proclamation issued for May 22, 2025, without issuing a fresh proclamation after the 30-day statutory period expired and subsequent court dates passed without declaration. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 19-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. CRM-M/16004/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary of CRM-M/16004/2026 The High Court of Punjab and Haryana quashed the trial court's order declaring Kulwant Kaur Sandhu a proclaimed person in a Negotiable Instruments Act Section 138 case, finding the procedure defective. The court held that the trial court violated mandatory procedural requirements under Section 82(2) of CrPC by declaring her proclaimed on July 29, 2025, based on a proclamation issued for May 22, 2025, without issuing a fresh proclamation after the 30-day statutory period expired and subsequent court dates passed without declaration. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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