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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Appeal No. 1012 of 1999
Decided On: 04.07.2006
Appellants: M.S. Narayana Menon Vs. Respondent: State of Kerala and Ors.
Hon'ble Judges/Coram:
S.B. Sinha and P.P. Naolekar JUDGMENT
S.B. Sinha, J.
1. The Second Respondent was a member of the Cochin Stock Exchange. The Appellant used to carry on transactions in shares through the Second Respondent in the said Stock Exchange. They have been on business terms for some time. A complaint petition was filed on 19.11.1992 by the Second Respondent herein against the Appellant purported to be for commission of an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (for short "the Act"), on the following allegations:
2. The Second Respondent had been carrying on business of stock and share brokers under the name and style of "Midhu and Midhun's Co.". It is a sole proprietary concern. The Appellant also used to do transactions in shares through him in his capacity as a share broker. It has not been disputed that the Appellant had closed the account and, thus, when the cheque in question being dated 31.7.1992 (Ex. P-1) drawn on Ernakulam Banerji Road branch of the Syndicate Bank, was presented for encashment by the complainant through his bankers, namely, the Cochin Stock Exchange Extension Counter of the Syndicate Bank, it was returned on 4.8.1982 with the remarks "account closed".
3. Allegedly, a sum of Rs. 3,00,033/- was, thus, owing and due to him from the Appellant in relation to the said transactions. The Appellant is said to have paid a sum of Rs. 5000/- in cash and issued another chequ........