The petitioners are before this Court calling in

question the order dated 20.09.2021 passed in CC

No.2364/2020 directing the petitioners to deposit 20% of

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cheque amount under Section 143-A of the Negotiable

Instruments Act, 1881 ( ‘N.I Act’ for short), as amended in

the year 2018.

2.

Heard the learned counsel appearing for the

petitioners.

3.

The

respondent

though

served,

remains

unrepresented.

4.

The petitioners and the respondent had certain

transactions and certain cheques issued by the petitioners

in favor of the respondent/complainant appears to have

been dishonoured which leads to registration of the crime

invoking Section 200 of the Cr.P.C. for an offence

punishable under Section 138 of the N.I. Act.

5. The present case is not with regard to the merit of

the claim of the complainant. In the proceedings i.e., in

C.C.No.2364/2020, the Court suo motu passes an order on

20.09.2021, directing payment of 20% of the amount

involved in the transaction without notifying the accused or

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giving him an opportunity to file his objections. It is this

order that drives the petitioners-accused to this Court.

6. The learned counsel for the petitioners would

submit that the complai