ORDER :

This Criminal Revision Case is filed by the petitioner-accused aggrieved by the judgment dated 22.03.2019 passed in Criminal Appeal No.552 of 2017 on the file of the III Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad confirming the judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the II Special Magistrate, Hyderabad in C.C.No.56 of 2016 dated 05.05.2017 for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (for short “NI” Act).

2. The case of the respondent No.2-complainant was that the complainant was a distributor for air coolers manufactured by Usha International Limited for the entire State of Telangana. The revision petitioner-accused placed separate orders for supply of air coolers towards his requirement and was due and payable an amount of Rs.9,95,464/- to the complainant and towards discharge of the said liability, issued two cheques bearing No.801924, dated 06.08.2016 for Rs.4,00,000/- and cheque bearing No.801925, dated 08.08.2016 for Rs.4,61,664/- drawn on Mahesh Bank, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad. When the said cheques were presented, they were returned dishonoured due to insufficiency of funds vide cheque return memos of the bank. The complainant got i