ORDER

This Criminal Revision Case has been filed by the petitioner seeking to set aside the judgment passed by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Dharmapuri made in Crl.A.No.12 of 2023 dated 06.02.2024 reversing the judgment passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, FTC, Dharmapuri in S.T.C.No.44 of 2019 dated 28.02.2022.

2. It is averred that the petitioner/complainant and the respondents/accused are known to each other by a common friend. In the month of December, 2016, the accused borrowed a sum of Rs.3,38,000/- from the complainant for business requirements and agreed to return it back within a period of 6 months along with interest at the rate of 18% p.a. The accused requested the complainant to transfer the money in three bank accounts. As per his instructions, the complainant transferred a sum of Rs.1,40,000/- to the account of accused and Rs.1,23,000/- to one Jeeva who is the wife of the accused and Rs.75,000/- to one Kothandam. When the complainant asked for the repayment of borrowed money after six months, the accused-2 issued City Union Bank cheque bearing No.000240 dated 30.01.2019 in favour of the complainant for a sum of Rs.3,38,000/-. When the complai