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2025 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 43456

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
GOPINATH P, J
ASAF ALI – Appellant
Versus
K.S. THANKACHAN – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: D. Kishore, R. Muraleekrishnan, Meera Gopinath
For the Respondents: Balamurali K.P., Manu Tom, Mohammed Ashiq R.S., Khadeejath Ruksana K., Ajinamol S.N., Seena C.

Table of Content
1. overview of the appeal challenging the judgment. (Para 1)
2. contentions regarding part-payment endorsement and its implications. (Para 2)
3. court's ruling on endorsement requirements and remand for fresh consideration. (Para 5)

JUDGMENT

This appeal has been filed challenging the judgment of the Temporary Special Court of the Judicial Magistrate of the First Class for the Trial of Cases U/S 138 of the N.I Act, Thiruvananthapuram, in C.C.No.2477/2018. By the impugned judgment, a complaint filed by the appellant/complainant, alleging the commission of an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) by the 1st respondent/accused was dismissed, and the 1st respondent/accused was acquitted under Section 255(1)

of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.PC).

2. Sri. D. Kishore, the learned counsel appearing for the appellant/complainant, would submit that this is a case where the appellant/complainant had transferred a sum of Rs.37,00,083/- through RTGS to the account of the 1st respondent/accused on the understanding that the same would be repaid in 18 months along with interest. It is submitted that

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