R.BASANT
Syamala – Appellant
Versus
Gopakumar – Respondent
1. Against the dismissal of a complaint under S.138 N.I. Act the complainant has preferred this Revision Petition.
2. On the fundamental facts there appears to be no dispute at all. The cheque was one for Rs. 75,000/-. It was dated 30th March, 1994. The complainant/ revision petitioner herein is not the payee. The payee is the mother of the revision petitioner. The said cheque when presented for encashment was dishonoured on 23rd April, 1994 on the ground that there is no sufficient amount available in the account to honour the cheque. The deceased payee sent a registered notice of demand dated 26th April, 1994. It was returned unclaimed on 19th May, 1994. Within two days of the date on which the demand notice was issued (26th April 1994) the payee died (on 28th April 1994). The accused did not of course make the payment of the amount demanded within the stipulated time to the legal heir. It is in these circumstances that the complainant, as the legal heir of the deceased payee came to the court with a complaint under S.138 N.I. Act against the accused. The learned Magistrate by the impugned order held that the complainant is neither the payee nor a holder in due course
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