Vipin Sanghi, J.—After hearing learned counsel, leave granted.

2. Let the appeal be registered and numbered.

Crl.A. No. /2015 (to be registered and numbered)

3. I heard learned counsel finally at the admission stage with their consent and reserved judgment. Accordingly, I now proceed to dispose of the appeal.

4. The present appeal is directed against the judgment dated 15.09.2014 passed in complaint No. 96/2012, whereby the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi, has acquitted the respondent-accused of the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act).

5. The case of the complainant, as emerging from the complaint and the evidence led by the complainant, was that the complainant had invested monies, from time to time, in the business of the accused. A sum of Rs.3 Lakhs was outstanding after accounting for the monies returned by the accused to the complainant. The accused – acting as the first party, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated 26.06.2011 with the appellant – acting as the second party, for return of the said remaining investment of Rs.3 lakhs to the complainant. The relevant extract of the MOU (Ex