ORDER :

1. Heard learned advocate Mr.Yash Gupta for the applicant and learned APP Mr.Rohan Raval for the respondent – State.

2. By way of the present application, the applicant has prayed to grant leave to appeal against the judgment and order dated 22.01.2025 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City (hereinafter referred to as “the learned Trial Court”) in Criminal Case No. 13973 of 2019.

3. Learned advocate Mr.Yash Gupta for the applicant submits that the applicant and the respondent Nos. 2 and 3 had business relations and the accused Nos.2 and 3 had purchased Pig Iron from the applicant and accordingly, they had some transactions between them, towards which, cheque No.000200 dated 14.11.2018 for an amount of Rs.4,00,000/- of The Ahmedabad Mercantile Co-op. Bank Ltd., New Cloth Market Branch was issued. The cheque was deposited by the applicant in his account with A.D.C. Bank, Dariyapur Branch and the said cheque returned unpaid with the endorsement “Funds Insufficient”. The demand statutory notice was given which was duly served to the respondent Nos.2 and 3 and no reply was given and the amount was not paid and hence, the applicant had filed the complaint un