CAV ORDER

This Criminal Revision Petition is filed by the petitioner, being aggrieved by the judgment of conviction and order on sentence dated 23.03.2015 in C.C.No.201/2010 on the file of the Pri. Civil Judge and J.M.F.C., Chikkanayakanahally and its confirmation judgment and order dated 19.04.2017 passed in Crl.A.No.10013/2015 on the file of V Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Tiptur seeking to set aside the concurrent findings recorded by the Courts below, wherein the petitioner/accused was convicted for the offence punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (for brevity, N.I.Act).

2. The ranks of the parties henceforth will be considered as per their rankings before the Trial Court for convenience.

3. Heard Sri.K.S.Jayasimha., learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri. Manjegowda .B.V., for Sri. K.A. Chandrashekar, learned counsel for the respondent.

4. It is the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has not borrowed any amount from the complainant at any point of time. In fact, the cheque had been given to the husband of the complainant as he had owed to a sum of Rs.1,000/-. He further submitted that the complainant mater