Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
FIR under Sec 209 BNS quashed as withdrawal of Sec 138 NI Act complaint renders proceedings abusive | HC Punjab & Haryana
The Punjab & Haryana High Court set aside an FIR registered under Sec 209 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita after the complainant withdrew the underlying Sec 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint, deeming further prosecution an abuse of process. It also vacated the proclamation of the petitioner as a proclaimed person. The ruling protects parties where a civil settlement leads to withdrawal of the original NI Act complaint.