HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.479 OF 2002 DATE:08-07-2010 BETWEEN Nu Tech Organic Chemicals Ltd., 332/A2, Aspari Road, Post Box No.63, Adoni, rep. by its President Lakshminath Shetty …Petitioner AND Asian Barrels Pvt. Ltd., a company Regd. Under Companies Act, Having its Regd. Office at Plot No.97, Katedan Industrial Complex, Sivarampalli, Hyd. Rep. by its Director Kamalesh Agarwal & Another. …Respondents THIS COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.479 OF 2002 ORDER: This Criminal petition under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed to quash the proceedings initiated against the petitioner for the offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act in C.C.No.2153 of 1999 on the file of XI Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad. The only ground on which the impugned proceedings are sought to be quashed is that the cheque bearing No.071996, dated 24.11.1998 for an amount of Rs.72,956/- drawn on Vysya Bank, Abids Branch, Hyderabad was presented before the Bank on 26.5.1999 itself which is beyond the period of six months stipulated under Section 138-Proviso (a) of Negotiable Instruments Act. But, the complaint allegation goes to show that the cheque was presented on 24.5.1999 and it was returned with an endorsement on 26.5.1999. In view of the same, there are no grounds to quash the impugned proceedings. Accordingly, the Criminal Petition is dismissed. _______________ A. GOPAL REDDY, J. JULY 08, 2010 Tsr.