S.S. Saron, J.—This Order will dispose of Criminal Revision Nos. 91 and 92 of 2000 as they are between the same parties and contain somewhat identical facts and common questions of law have been raised.

2. The facts are, however, taken from Criminal Revision No. 91 of 2000.

3. The petitioners, who are complainants before the Trial Court filed Criminal complaint dated 8.1. 1999 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Act for short), on the allegation that the petitioners (complainants) and the respondents (accused) had entered into a partnership business of contractors under the name and style of M/s. R.S. Singh Electricals. The said partnership was dissolved vide dissolution deed dated 1.1. 1998 and all the four partners had agreed that the petitioners Bharat Kumar and Sameer Singh to be the outgoing partners and left all the rights in the said firm with the accused persons namely Ram Swarath Singh and Mrs. Sarita Devi on the payment of various sums of money as contained and incorporated in the dissolution deed. It is not necessary to go into the other aspects of the matter as regards the dissolution. However, it may be briefly mentioned that it was ag