M. Sathyanarayanan, J.—This Criminal Appeal is filed against the judgment dated 04.10.2004, made in C.C.No.114 of 2004, on the file of the Court of Judicial Magistrate No.III, Tirunelveli.

2. The facts leading to the filing of the present Criminal Appeal are as follows:

2.1. The appellant is the private complainant and he had filed a complaint under Sections 138 and 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881,[hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’], before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.III, Tirunelveli, which was taken on file in C.C.No.114 of 2004.

2.2. The appellant herein is M/s.Soorya Weaves, a partnership firm, represented by its one of the partners viz., S.S.Thiyagarajan. The appellant/private complainant, his wife and his three sons are the partners of the said firm. The appellant, his two sons and one of the daughter-in-laws are also the partners of the firm, namely M/s.Sun Apparels, which is also situated in the same premises as a sister concern. Both the firms are doing textile business. The accused has purchased textiles from M/s.Sun Apparels on 09.09.2003 and 22.09.2003 for a sum of Rs.2,81,797/- and Rs.1,94,525/- respectively and the accused issued two chequ