JUDGMENT

Rajendra Kumar Srivastava, J. - The present application has been filed under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the "Cr.P.C.") seeking quashment of First Information Report (hereinafter referred to as the "FIR") in respect of Crime No.270/18 registered at P.S. Kotwali, Jabalpur, on the basis of complaint made by the respondent No.2, in respect of offences punishable under Sections 420, 406 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the "IPC").

2. As per the case of the prosecution, as reflected from the FIR, a complaint was made by the respondent No.2 stating that he runs a shop under the name of 'Archana Garment' for manufacturing and selling of salwar and fancy salwar suits. In the year 2015-16, the applicant and Late Shri Gyanchand Bafna came to his shop and started doing business with him on cash basis; due to this, the respondent No.2 started trusting them. Thereafter, both of them started taking goods on credited and also made payment in respect of the same. However, it was told by them that payment in respect of salwar suits worth Rs. 13,86,188, being purchased after 15.11.17, would be made in March