ORDER

1. This Criminal Revision Case is filed against the judgement of conviction and sentence, dated 27.06.2024, passed in Crl.A.No.11 of 2024, by the Additional District (FTC) Court, Theni, confirming the judgement of conviction and sentence, dated 01.08.2023, passed in STC.No.13 of 2013, by the Judicial Magistrate Court, FTC, Uthamapalayam.

2. The facts of the case in a nutshell, led to filing of this Criminal Revision Case and necessary for disposal of the same, are as follows:-

(a)The Revision Petitioner is the accused and the Respondent is the Complainant. It is alleged that the Revision Petitioner/ Accused had borrowed a sum of Rs.8,00,000/- from the Respondent/Complainant on 11.09.2022 and to discharge the said debt, the Revision Petitioner/Accused had issued a post dated cheque, bearing No. 692928, dated 07.12.2022, for a sum Rs.8,00,000/-, drawn on State Bank of India, Ksrunapuram Panchayat, Koottar, Idukki District, Kerala in favour of the Respondent/Complainant. When the said cheque was presented for encashment on 09.12.2022, the same was returned with the endorsement “Funds Insufficient”. Thereafter, the Respondent/Complainant had issued a notice, dated 24.12.2022, to the