This Criminal Appeal is filed against the judgment, dated 21-03-2006, passed by the II Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam in C.C.No.162 of 1999.

2. The said judgment is against the acquittal and the complainant preferred the present appeal.

3. I have heard Sri G.Rama Gopal, learned counsel appearing for the appellant and Sri Satyanarayana Nimmagadda, learned counsel appearing for R-1 to R-3.

4. Brief facts relevant for considering the appeal may be stated as follows:

The appellant-complainant is a company, manufacturing cement in Autonagar, Visakhapatnam. Respondents 2 to 4 are the partners of the 1st respondent firm, which is said to be super stockist. Thereby there were some business transactions between the appellant and the respondent from 11-03-1996 to 31-03-1996. According to the appellant, the respondents owed a sum of Rs.22,08,522/- by the end of March, 1998 towards the cost of the cement purchased from the appellant. In discharge of the said debt in part, the respondents issued a cheque, dated 30-03-1998, for Rs.13,50,000/- in favour of the appellant drawn on Centurion Bank, Visakhapatnam. When presented for collection, the cheque was disho