FARAD CONTIMUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2595 OF 2008 Court’s or Judge’s orders Mr.S.M.Sabrad, Advocate for petitioner. Mr.A.T.Jhaveri, APP for respondent State. CORAM : A.S. OKA, J. DATE : 2nd May, 2009. P.C. 1 Heard learned Counsel appearing for petitioner. Petitioner has been arraigned as an accused in a complaint filed by first respondent for offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Process was issued on the said complaint. In the said complaint an application was made by first respondent for amendment of complaint for seeking permission to correct the cheque number, as due to inadvertence incorrect cheque number was mentioned in the complaint as also in the charge. The said application came to be allowed by permitting amendment to be carried out for incorporating correct cheque number. 2 This Court has held that there is a power vested in the Magistrate to permit the amendment for correction of inadvertent mistakes such as mistakes in cheque number. Hence, no case is made out for inference. Petition is dismissed. wp2595-08 [A.S.OKA, J.]