S.S. Grewal, J. - This petition under Section 432 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the Code) relates to quashment of impugned complaint Annexure P12 filed by the complainant-respondent against the present petitioner under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (as amended upto date) read with Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code and consequent proceedings including the summoning order Annexure P/1.

2. In brief facts relevant for the disposal of this petition as emerged from the complaint Annexure P.2 are that the complainant a limited Company is engaged in manufacture of biscuits and confectionery and selling the same in different parts of the country through its Distributors and dealers. The accused are its authorised Distributors and dealers; that as per orders received from the accused from time to time the complainant had been supplying goods to the accused; that on 26th August, 1989 the accused agreed to clear the outstanding amount of the complainant against the goods received by the accused through cheques of Rs. 10,000/- every month. Accordingly Cheque No. 097680 dated 30th June, 1990 for Rs. 10,000/- was issued by the