JUDGMENT

HEMANT GUPTA, J.

1. The present appeal is directed against an order passed by the High Court of Gujarat on 11th December, 2017 whereby the petition for quashing of FIR No. 3 of 2007 registered at PS Mehsana for offence punishable under Sections 420, 406, 419, 467, 468, 379, 465, 475, 120-B and 114 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 [for short, ‘IPC’] was dismissed.

2. The appellants had filed a complaint for an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 [for short, ‘NI Act’] alleging that cheque No. 567889 dated 1st March, 2005 in the sum of Rs.4,50,000/- was issued by respondent No.2, which was dishonoured on presentation with the remarks that the account closed on 28th May, 2005. A complaint bearing private criminal case No. 33537 of 2006 was filed by appellant No.2 in the Court of Judicial Magistrate, Surat on 26th July, 2005.

3. It is thereafter, the complainant (respondent No. 2) filed a complaint against the appellants for offences under Sections 420, 406, 419, 467, 468, 379, 465, 475, 120-B and 114 of IPC bearing Criminal Case No. 9490 of 2008 on 17th October, 2007. The learned Magistrate forwarded the said complaint to the Police in terms of Section 1