HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7878 OF 2010 Dated : 11.08.2010 Between : V.K.Bhat … Petitioner-Accused A n d 1) G.Ravi Kishore 2) The State of A.P. … Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO CRIMINAL PETITION No.7878 OF 2010 ORDER: This Criminal Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by the petitioner-accused seeking to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.210 of 2010 on the file of the XIX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, for the offence punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. The case of the complainant is that the petitioner-accused approached the complainant and another person expressing his willingness to purchase certain property and also entered into a Memorandum of Understanding. During the said transaction, petitioner issued a cheque bearing No.482571 for Rs.2,07,37,500/- drawn at Syndicate Bank, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, which was dishonoured due to insufficient funds. In spite of issuance of legal notice, petitioner failed either to pay the amount covered under the cheque or to give reply. Hence, the complainant filed the present complaint. Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioner at the initial stage of his arguments informed this Court that the petitioner is not the signatory to the instrument concerned. After some time, again he informed this Court that even though the petitioner is the signatory to the said instrument, there is no obligation on his part to discharge the liability and there is no legally enforceable debt between the complainant and the petitioner. This Court is of the view of the view that prima facie material reveals case against the petitioner to proceed against him further and this Court is unable to see any grounds to quash the proceedings against the petitioner by exercising inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. at this stage. Therefore, this Criminal Petition is dismissed. However, the grounds taken by the petitioner in this Criminal Petition can be raised before the trial Court. Miscellaneous Petitions filed in this Criminal Petition, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE RAJA ELANGO Dated : 11.08.2010 sur