M. Karpagavinayagam. J. - T. Kalavathy the petitioner herein challenging the proceedings for the offence tinder Section 138 of the: Negotiable Instruments Act initiated by Veera Exports, Karur the respondent/ complainant has filed this petition under Section 482 Cr. P.C. seeking to quash the same.

2. Though several grounds have been raised by the counsel for the petitioner. I am of the opinion that this petition has got to be allowed on a single, and short ground.

3. The case of the complainant, the respondent herein is as follows:

"The accused having business dealing With the complainant firm issued the eight cheques bearing various dates from 94-1995 to 30-4-1995 to the tune of Rs. 4,00.000/- in favour of the complainant firm towards the discharge of liability. On 15-5-1995 the complaint presented all the cheques but the same were returned unpaid. The complainant initiated the same to the accused who in turn assured the complainant that she would pay the cheque amount after a period of six months. In the month of January 1996, the accused expressed her inabilhy to pay the cheque amount and altered the year of the cheques in the cheques mentioned above as 1996 and made necess