C. Y. SOMAYAJULU, J.

( 1 ) THIS petition is filed to quash the proceedings in Criminal R. P. No. 144 of 2000 dated 22-2-2001 confirming the order in Criminal M. P. No. 1257 of 2000 in C. C. No. 313 of 1999 on the file of the Court of the II Metropolitan Magistrate Hyderabad refusing to discharge the petitioners.

( 2 ) 1st respondent filed C. C. No 313 of 1999 against the petitioners for an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (the Act) contending that the first petitioner, which is a firm, is being run by C. R. Singh and C. Ramesh Singh, who are father and son and who are responsible for day- to -day business of the said firm, have on 29-91999 and 6-10-1999 issued cheques for the amount due to it and when those cheques were presented for payment they were dishonoured on 5-10-1999 and 13-10-1999 respectively and intimation of the dishonour of both cheques was received on 11-10-1999 and 20-10-1999 and that it has issued a statutory notice on 22-10-1999 to the petitioners, bringing their notice to the dishonour of cheques and demanding payment of the amounts covered by the cheques and those notices were received by them on 27-10-1999 but they have not paid the am

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