IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS RESERVED ON : 24.02.2026 PRONOUNCED ON : 24.03.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR Crl.A.No.196 of 2014 C.Somasundaram ... Appellant Vs.

Saradha ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Appeal is filed under Section 378(4) of Code of Criminal Procedure, to set aside the order passed in C.C.No.485 of 2011 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate, Fast Track Court at Magisterial Level-II, Coimbatore, dated 28.06.2013.

For Appellant : Ms.Jaysree Dharbar, Legal Aid Counsel For Respondent : Ms.Harshana.T Legal Aid Counsel JUDGMENT The appellant as complainant filed a private complaint for offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 in C.C.No.485 of 2011 against the respondent before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Fast Track Court at Magisterial Level-II, Coimbatore (Trial Court). The trial Court by judgment dated 28.06.2013 dismissed the complaint and acquitted the respondent. 2.Despite service of notice and the respondent's name printed in the cause list, there was no representation for the respondent either in person or by any counsel. Hence, this Court by order dated 22.10.2025 appointed Ms.Harshana.T as Legal Aid Couns