Mohamed Anwar, J. - The argument of learned counsel for petitioner Sri Ramachandra Reddy was heard. The argument of respondent's learned counsel could not be heard as he did not choose to be preseft when the matter was taken up for hearing.

2. The petitioner who is the accused in Crl. case No. 16209/95 on the complaint of respondent made before the learned Magistrate on 15-12-1994 alleging commission of an offence under Sec. 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 ('the Act' for short) has filed this petition under Sec. 482 Cr. P.C. praying to quash criminal proceeding against him before the learned Magistrate on the ground that the cognizance of the offence taken by him by his order dated 1-3-1995 was illegal and without jurisdiction in the absence of proof of the date on which the complainant's demand notice under Sec. 138( c) of the Act was stated to have been issued by complainant's advocate.

3. The certified copy of the order sheet of the court-below in the said C.C. 16209/95 (PCR 568/94) is produced along with the petition. Similarly the xerox copies and the certified copies of the said complaint dated 15-12-1994 as also the bank's endorsement is produced along with