THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE J. SREENIVAS RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6958 OF 2023

ORDER

This criminal petition is filed seeking to quash the proceedings against the petitioner in C.C. No.13 of 2018 on the file of XIX Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at Medchal for the offences punishable under Sections 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act (‘NI Act’ for brevity) read with Section 200 of Code of Criminal Procedure (‘Cr.P.C’ for brevity).

2. Heard Sri V.V.N. Narayana Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri K.Mohan, learned counsel for respondent No.2.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondent No.2 filed private complaint for the offence under Section 138 of NI Act before XIX Metropolitan Magistrate, Cyberabad at Medchal, though the petitioner has not committed any offence and there is no legal enforceable debt between the not attract and continuation of proceedings against the petitioner is

clear abuse of process of law.

4. Per contra, Sri K.Mohan, learned counsel for respondent No.2 submits that there are specific allegations made against the petitioner and the cheque issued by the petitioner was dis-

honoured and respondent No.2 after following the mandatory proce