Rameshwar Singh Malik, J.—To be referred to the Reporter or not?

2. Whether the judgment should be reported in Digest? Applicant, by way of instant application under Section 378 (4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short ‘Cr.P.C.’), seeks leave of this court for filing appeal against the judgment of acquittal dated 10.10.2014, passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Bilaspur, whereby complaint of the present applicant under Sections 138/142 of Negotiable Instruments Act was dismissed, by passing the impugned judgment of acquittal.

3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant paid an amount of Rs.2,50,000 to the accused-respondent as a friendly loan. He further submits that the applicant was having sufficient agricultural land and he duly proved his source for the amount in question. After some time, accused-respondent issued the cheque in question in favour of the applicant. When the cheque was dishonoured for insufficient funds, applicant was left with no other option, except to file the complaint under Sections 138/142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act against the present respondent-accused. Learned counsel for the applicant would furt