IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CRIMINAL PETITION No.12749 OF 2023 DATE: 07-04-2026 Between:

B. Shiv Babu alias @ Bandla Siva Babu … Petitioner And M/s. Poshak Feeds Pvt. Ltd. and another ... Respondents

ORDER:

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused seeking to quash the proceedings against him in C.C.No.241 of 2016 on the file of learned Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-VII Metropolitan Magistrate, Hayathnagar, Ranga Reddy District, registered for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short, ‘the N.I. Act’) and Section 420 I.P.C.

2. Heard Sri Sai Sumeed Yasaswi Kardapalli, learned counsel representing Sri K. Krishna Shrawan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ch. Ramesh Babu, learned counsel for respondent No.1.

3. The case of the complainant before the trial Court is that he has supplied poultry feed to the accused as per the request and requirements under the statement of account; that the accounting year of the complainant is 1^st April to 31^st March; and that every year, by the end of 31^st March, the balance will be carried forward to next year i.e.,