Petitioner Adhikari being the accused in C.C. No. 6296 of 1991 on the file of the XV Metropolitan Magistrate, George Town, Madras, for the offences under S. 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, found guilty and convicted thereon, however who lost the appeal in Criminal Appeal No. 203 of 1994 on the file of the Additional Sessions Judge, Madras, on 24-4-1995 has come forward with this revision challenging the impugned judgment of the learned Sessions Judge confirming the judgment and sentence recorded by the trial Court as above referred

2. For the purpose of his business the revision petitioner had a loan of Rs. 20, 000/- from the respondent herein and for the return of the same he had given a cheque to the respondent on 5-7-1991 which upon accounting was returned as dishonoured. On appraising of the said fact, the amount had not dishonoured was 27-8-1991. However on 2-9-1991 a notice on behalf of the respondent was given to the revision petitioner demanding the payment of the said sum as his liability, which liability has been defined under Act, which was returned as unserved with the endorsement 'not found' on 20-9-1991. Hence the respondent filed the complaint. Afte