IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JOHNSON JOHN FRIDAY, THE 12^TH DAY OF JULY 2024 / 21ST ASHADHA, 1946 CRL.A NO. 1907 OF 2006 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 09.03.2006 IN CC NO.522 OF 1998 OF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS -V,, KOZHIKODE APPELLANT/COMPLAINANT:

K.K.VINOD KUMAR, S/O. KESAVAN NAIR, AISWARYA, NEAR P AND T QUARTERS, P.O.NALLALAM,, CALICUT.

BY ADV P.V.ANOOP RESPONDENTS/ACCUSED & STATE:

1 P.SIVADAS COLOUR KING STUDIO, STREAM LINE MANSION, KALPETTA,, WAYANAD DISTRICT.

2 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA.

BY ADVS.

SRI.K.K.DHEERENDRAKRISHNAN SRI. VIPIN NARAYANAN, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI.S.RAJEEV THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03.07.2024, THE COURT ON 12.07.2024 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JOHNSON JOHN, J.

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Crl. Appeal No.1907 of 2006 --------------------------------------------------------

Dated this the 12th day of July, 2024.

JUDGMENT

This appeal is filed by the complainant against the acquittal of the accused of the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (‘NI Act’ for short), as per the judgment dated 09.03.2006 in C