Judgment

Mr. Harpreet Singh Brar, J.

By this common order, three appeals, details of which have been given in the head note, are being disposed of, as the issue involved therein is similar. However, the facts are being culled out from CRA-AS No.5977 of 2018 for the sake of brevity.

2. The appeal in CRA-AS No.5977 of 2018 has been preferred by the appellant against the judgment dated 13.11.2017 passed by the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Gurugram whereby respondent No.2 has been acquitted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881.

3. In brief, the facts are that the appellant-complainant along with respondent No.2 and one Shri Krishan Prakash Maheshwari entered into a partnership business of trading stainless steel pipes under the name and style of M/s Tirupathi Stainless Steel Traders at B-129, Basement, Ardee City, Sector 52, Gurugram. The said partnership firm was dissolved on 24.06.2015 and respondent No.2 promised that he would pay Rs.23,95,076/- to the appellant towards profit, which was reduced into writing by respondent No.2 and other outgoing partners. Thereafter, respondent No.2 on behalf of respondent No.1 issued three post dated cheques dated 20.10.2015, 20.1