THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL PETITION No.2743 of 2025

ORDER

This Criminal Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNSS”) by the petitioner/accused, seeking to quash the proceedings in S.T.C. NI. No.168 of 2024, on the file of the learned II Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Mancherial, for the offences under Section 138 of Negotiable Insutruments Act, 1881 (for short “the NI Act”).

2. Heard Sri Shyam S.Agarwal, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.Madhavi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1-State. Perused the materials on record.

3. Brief facts leading to filing of this criminal petition are that in view of the acquaintance with the complainant, accused approached him and advanced hand loan amount of Rs.10,00,000/- with a promise to pay the same with interest @ 2% per month and executed a promissory note on 09.03.2022. Till February, 2024, accused paid an amount of Rs.8,37,709/-. During repayment, accused advanced Rs.20,00,000/- and issued promissory note on 12.03.2024 promising to repay the amount with interest 2% per month. But the accused did not repay the same. When the