THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.2054 OF 2008 ORDER: This criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed by the petitioner – Accused No.2 seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.749 of 2006 on the file of the XI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate – City Courts at Secunderabad, arising out of a private complaint filed for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. 2. Heard. 3. According to the complainant, the present petitioner is the proprietor of the first accused company and she signed the cheque. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner was only an employee of A1 company and she resigned and that there are no allegations in the complaint saying that she was concerned with day to day affairs of the company. 4. When the petitioner herself is the proprietor and according to the complainant, the petitioner signed the cheque, there need not be anything else further to take cognizance of the case against her. A prima facie look at the signature on the cheque and the signature on the vakalat, appears to be similar. In the circumstances, it cannot be said that there is no prima facie case against the petitioner and thus there are no merits in this petition and the same is liable to be dismissed. 5. The Criminal Petition is accordingly dismissed. ___________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J. 27th January 2010, Rns