U.V. Bakre, J.—Heard Mr. Shirodkar, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Bhobe, learned Counsel for the respondent no.1. Patties submitted that copies of relevant documents are on ‘record. Hence records and proceedings from the lower Courts are not called for.

2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent, heard forthwith.

3. This revision application has been filed against the judgment and order dated 20/09/2014 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, South Goa, Marqao (‘Appellate Court’, for short) in Criminal Appeal No. 41 of 2014 and judgment and order dated 21/02/2014 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class at Canacona (‘J.M.F.C’, for short) in Criminal Case No. 4/OA/NI/2012. The petitioner was the accused in the said criminal case whereas the respondent no.1 was the complainant. Parties shall hereinafter be referred to as per their status in the said criminal case.

4. The complainant had filed the complaint against the accused tinder Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881(‘N.I. Act’, for short). The case of the complainant was as follows: The complainant and the accused were known to each other as they were businessmen