M/s Energy Clones Mercantile Pvt Ltd. and another (accused/petitioners) challenged before the Himachal Pradesh High Court the order dated 17.12.2021 of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Kasauli, which had issued summons against them for an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, on a complaint filed by M/s Fujiyama Power System Private Ltd. alleging dishonour of a cheque for ₹8,18,204/- with the endorsement 'funds insufficient'. The petitioners argued, inter alia, that the legal notice was not properly served, that the complaint did not satisfy the requirements of Section 141 of the NI Act regarding the liability of the director/accused No. 2, and that the cheque was actually dishonoured with the endorsement 'payment stopped by the drawer' rather than 'insufficient funds'. The respondent/complainant contended that the Trial Court had examined the preliminary evidence and found sufficient grounds to issue summons, and that a cheque carries a statutory presumption of having been issued for consideration to discharge a debt or liability. The High Court considered the settled legal parameters for quashing criminal proceedings under Section 482 CrPC, as laid down in State of Haryana v. Ch. Bhajan Lal and reiterated in subsequent Supreme Court decisions. The judgment text as provided is truncated before the final decision is recorded.