Advocates:
['m/s s thiruvengadam', '', 'D ARUNA', 'B MANOHARAN AMICUS CURIAE', '', 'VIDE ORDER DATE']

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated : 26.03.2019

Coram::

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN

Criminal Appeal No.66 of 2014

K.Balachandran,

S/o.C.Kannan,

No.1, 5^th Cross Street,

Sabari Nagar, Porur,

Chennai-600 116.

... Appellant/Complainant

/versus/

S.Murugan,

S/o.Sambandha Moorthy,

No.8,Thiru.Vi.Ka.Street,

Ethiraj Nagar, West Mambalam,

Chennai-600 033.

... Respondent/Accused

Prayer:- Criminal Appeal is filed under Section 378(4) of

Cr.P.C, to set aside the order of the XV Additional Sessions

Court (previously I Fast Track Court), Chennai dated 18.11.2013

passed in C.A.No.188 of 2012 in reversing the Judgment passed in

C.C.No.847 of 2009 by the 7^th Metropolitan Magistrate, George

Town, Chennai dated 17.09.2012.

For Appellant : Mr.S.Thiruvengadam

For Respondent : Mr.B.Manoharan

Amicus Curiae

J U D G M E N T

This Appeal is directed against the acquittal of the

accused by the Lower Appellate Court in the case arising out of

under Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act.

2. The brief facts as found in the complaint before the

Magistrate is that the appellant herein is a retired employee in

the Hero Motors. After his retirement