BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Reserved on : 07.11.2025 Delivered on : 27.11.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.MURALI SHANKAR CRL.A(MD).No. 238 of 2025 P.Rajesh Samuel : Appellant Vs.

M.Janat Amala Arul Jothi : Respondent Prayer : This Criminal Appeal is filed under Section 419 of B.N.S.S., (378 of Cr.P.C)., to call for the records relating to the impugned judgment, dated 29.11.2024 made in S.T.C.No.973 of 2017 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Sathankulam, acquitting the respondent/accused and set aside the same.

For Appellant : Mr.K.P.S.Palanivel Rajan, Senior Counsel for Mr.V.Sasikumar, For Respondent : Mr.J.David Ganesan

JUDGMENT

This Criminal Appeal is directed against the judgment made in S.T.C.No.973 of 2017, dated 29.11.2024 on the file of the Court of the Judicial Magistrate, Sathankulam, in acquitting the respondent/accused for the offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act.

2.The appellant, who is the complainant, filed a complaint under Section 200 Cr.P.C., against the respondent for the offence under Section

138 r/w 142 of Negotiable Instruments Act.

3. For the sake of convenience and brevity, the parties hereinafter will be re