Chandigarh, Sept. 20 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of criminal proceedings against former Haryana minister Subhash Choudhary, his wife Kusum Rani, Choudhary's brother Ashok Kumar and one other in cheating and forgery case pertaining to a loan taken from Yamuna Nagar Central Co-operative Bank.

"Learned counsel for the petitioner is not in a position to dispute the facts aforementioned on the basis of any material or document, nor has any counter affidavit been filed. In view thereof, it cannot be said that the offences alleged against the petitioner are not made out even prima facie on the face of the allegations, nor is it a case of mala fide or vexatious prosecution. Accordingly, finding ...