THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. SWAROOP REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.4731 OF 2009 ORDER: This Criminal petition is filed by the petitioner under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.192 of 2009 on the file of the III Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Vijayawada, filed for the offences under Section 420 and 506 IPC. 2. Heard. 3. In this case, the de facto complainant/the present second respondent lent certain money to the present petitioner. With regard to the same, a C.C. under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was filed and the matter was compromised before the Lok Adalath along with some other matters between the parties. In pursuance of the said compromise, the present petitioner issued a cheque to be presented by the de facto complainant after certain time and on presentation after the contemplated time, the cheque was dishonoured. 4. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that for dishonouring of the cheque, the complainant has filed a fresh case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, as such, the present case under Section 420 IPC is not maintainable, for the same transaction. I am not inclined to accept the said contention at this stage, as the petitioner has definitely cheated the de facto complainant by issuing a cheque during the course of settlement, that too, through Lok Adalath, whereby induced for settlement and the consequent cheque issued was dishonoured. Thus, it is not a case for quashing the proceedings and definitely, it is a case to be tried and decided on merits. 5. Hence, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. ____________________ P. SWAROOP REDDY, J. Date: 22.10.2009. Rns