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The Allahabad High Court recently observed that in a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act 1881, an accused can be summoned on the basis of an affidavit by the complainant. [Virendra Kumar Sharma v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Another]