( 1 ) THIS is a petition filed under Section 482 of Cr. P. C. against the complaint, whereby the original accused of the complaint being Criminal Case No. 1010/1998 filed by the respondent No. 1 Mr. C. L. Varma through power of attorney holder in the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate, Ahmedabad [ Court No. 3 ] for the offence punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act has prayed that the complaint and the criminal case registered be quashed and set aside. A private complaint has been filed by the power of attorney holder Mr. Surjeet Singh Macker on behalf of Mr. C. L. Verma. Mr. C. L. Verma was Chairman of Continental Textile Mills Limited, situated at Naroda road, Ahmedabad. After recording the statement on oath of Mr. Surjeetsingh Macker, the Metropolitan Magistrate issued process of the above referred punishable offence. Certified copy of Power of Attorney produced by the complainant before the Metropolitan Magistrate Court is available at Annexure-B. It is a "specific Power of Attorney" by Executive Director for Continental Textile Mills Limited.

( 2 ) IT is say of the petitioner that he did appear before the learned Metropolitan Magistrate in the p