Judgment

The Appellant/Complainant has focused the present Criminal Appeal as against the judgment of acquittal in C.C.No.182 of 2006 dated 02.07.2009 passed by the Learned District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate, Kodumudi.

2. The trial Court while passing the impugned judgment in C.C.No.182 of 2006 on 02.07.2009 had inter alia observed that '. . .the Appellant/Complainant's complaint was barred by limitation, the complaint was not filled fulfilling the requirements of Section 141, the charge in respect of R1/A1, R2/A2 and R3/A4, on the basis of Appellant/Complainant's witnesses and documents were not proved beyond reasonable doubt and found the accused not guilty under Section 138 (4) r/w 142 of the Negotiable Instrument Act and acquitted them under Section 255(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code. Since the 3^rd Accused had expired, the trial Court held that the charge against him stood abated.'

3. The summary of complaint filed by the Appellant/Complainant:

The case of the Appellant/Complainant is that the 1^st Respondent/A1 is a Partnership firm doing civil contract works. The Accused 2 to 4 are its partners and responsible for the day to day affairs of the 1^st Respondent/A1 firm. The 2