The applicant, Dap Alchemy (through its proprietor Priyanka Prasad), filed an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. before the Allahabad High Court seeking to quash a complaint case and summoning order under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, arising from a dishonoured cheque of Rs. 20,16,079/- issued in favour of opposite party Abhishek Traders. The applicant argued that the cheque return memo bearing the remark 'kindly contact the drawer/drawee and present again' did not satisfy the requirements of Section 138 NI Act, and that the applicant had been falsely implicated due to fraud by a third party. The court, relying on the Supreme Court's ruling in Sri Om Sales Vs. Abhay Kumar (2025 SCC OnLine SC 2897), held that disputed questions of fact—including whether the cheque was issued for discharge of a debt or liability—cannot be adjudicated at the pre-trial stage in Section 482 proceedings, and that the statutory presumption under Section 139 NI Act operates in favour of the complainant. Finding that the necessary ingredients of Section 138 NI Act were prima facie made out from the complaint, the High Court declined to quash the complaint or the summoning order.