IN THE HIGH Court OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 27.11.2025 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY M.Veeramani ... Appellant Vs Sridharan ... Respondent Prayer: Criminal Appeal filed under Sections 378 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to set aside the judgment made in C.C.No.2727/2017 dated 29.01.2020 on the file of Metropolitan Magistrate, Fast Track Court No. 4, George Town at Chennai.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.N.Rajan for Mr.K.Ravikrishnasamy For Respondent : Ms.S.Meeha

ORDER

This appeal is filed against the judgment of the Metropolitan Magistrate, Fast Track Court IV, Georgetown, Chennai, dated 29.01.2020 in C.C.No. 2727 of 2017. By the said judgment, the respondent was acquitted of an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. This is a private complaint filed by the appellant under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

2. The case of the complainant/appellant is that the accused and the complainant reside in the same locality. The accused and his wife became family friends of the complainant. Taking advantage of this relationship, the accused borrowed money from the complainant during 2015–2016 as hand loans on several occa