RANCHI, India, Nov. 4 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Oct. 6:

1. Heard the parties.

2. This Criminal Miscellaneous Petition has been filed invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure with the prayer to quash the entire criminal proceedings and prosecution as well as the order dated 21.12.2015 passed in C.P. Case No.2797 of 2015 by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad whereby and where under the learned Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad has taken cognizance of the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act against the petitioner despite there being a delay in filing the complaint, involving the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negot...