ORDER

The petitioner herein is the accused in C.C.No.3579 of 2021 and he preferred this Criminal Original Petition seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C. No.3579 of 2019 on the file of learned Fast Track Court No.III, Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet, Chennai, which was filed by the respondent/defacto complainant by invoking Sec.190(1)(a) of Cr.P.C. for an offence under Sec.138 of N.I.Act, 1881 and under Sec.420 of I.P.C.

2. The petitioner herein is an accused in private complaint lodged in C.C.No. 3579 of 2019 based on a complaint lodged by the respondent stating that the petitioner purchased materials from the company through two invoices and issued following cheques :-

(i) Cheque No. 820700 dated 04.01.2017 for Rs.6640.13 paise (ii) Cheque No. 820699 dated 01.01.2017 for Rs.6,95,000.00 When the cheques were presented for payment, the same were dishonoured as “payment stopped by drawer” on 05.01.2017 and thereafter, a demand notice was sent by the respondent on 25.01.2017, for which reply was sent by the petitioner on 13.02.2017. Thereafter, the respondent preferred a complaint under Sec.138 of Negotiable Instruments Act against this petitioner.

3. The learned counsel for petition