JUDGMENT

(SMT.) RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. These appeals are directed against the judgment and order dated 08/09/2011 passed by the High Court of Gujarat in Criminal Misc. Application No.1757 of 2007 and Criminal Misc. Application No.9158 of 2007 whereby the High Court of Gujarat quashed the criminal complaint filed by the appellant being Criminal Case No.6076 of 2006 pending on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Vadodara for offences punishable under Section 138 and 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (‘the NI Act’).

Brief facts of the appellant-Company’s case.

3. The appellant in both the appeals is the original complainant. It is a private limited company. Contesting respondent no. 2 in appeal arising out of SLP No. 9915 of 2011 is the accused company and contesting respondent nos. 2 to 4 in appeal arising out of SLP No. 9901 of 2011 are its directors.

4. In the course of its business, the accused received bulk orders from Gujarat Informatics Limited (“GIL”), a Government of Gujarat Company for supply of desktop computers, printers, UPS and other products. The complainant being one of the approved vendors on the list of the GIL, the accused, place