:1: IN IN IN THE THE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.4149 OF 2006 Shri.Ramesh Babulal Shah. ..Applicant. Vs. Shri. Bashir Gulam Bagwan and ors. ..Respondents. Shri. V.B. Shivarkar for the Applicant. Mr.K.S.Patil for the Respondent No.1. Mrs.A.A. More, APP. for the State. CORAM: R.S. MOHITE, J. DATE : 9th July, 2008 PC : 1. This an application for leave to file appeal against the order of acquittal under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. One of the ground of appeal is that there was no legally enforceable liability as the period of three years was already lapsed after grant of the alleged loan when the cheque was issued. It was a complainant’s case that the loan was given on 29.10.1999, whereas the cheque was issued on 12.2.2003. In this view of the matter, leave refused. Consequently the appeal papers to be filed. (R.S. MOHITE, J.)