Dr. B. Siva Sankara Rao, J.

1. The complainant as the appellant, aggrieved by the lower appellate Court's acquittal judgment in Criminal Appeal No. 278 of 2008 dated 16.12.2008 reversing the trial Court's conviction judgment in C.C. No. 652 of 2004 dated 11.08.2004, preferred the present appeal. It was based on a private complaint for the dishonour of Ex. P.1 cheque bearing No. 975669 dated 27.02.2004 for Rs. 2,00,000/-, from the cheque presented under Ex. P.2 cheque returned dishonoured memo dated 01.03.2004 and from which within the 30 days as contemplated by Section 138(b) of the N.I. Act (for short, the Act), statutory notice issued covered by Ex. P.3 dated 26.03.2004 and the same was served on the accused covered by Ex. P.4 acknowledgment dated 29.03.2004 and no payment made within the statutory time even received the registered cover covered by Ex. P.5 and also allegedly under certificate of posting covered by Ex. P.6. The defence of the accused was that prior to the alleged notice under Ex. P.3 dated 26.03.2004 for the very alleged dishonour of Ex. P.1 cheque dated 27.02.2004, the complainant addressed Ex. D.1 post card letter dated 13.03.2004. The other defence is di