1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. Criminal Application No. 4310 of 2008 in Criminal Appeal No.831 of 2008 Sunil s/o Namdeorao Vidhale v. Omprakash s/o Hariprasad Tiwari --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's Orders. Mr. A.C. Dharmadhikari, Adv. for applicant Coram: A.P. Bhangale, J Dated : 24th August, 2009 1. Heard learned Advocate for the applicant. Arguable case is made out as according to learned Advocate for the applicant when drawer of cheque delivers a blank or incomplete cheque, it is open for holder to fill up blanks and specify the amount therein. This does not amount to any alteration in the cheque, since the cheque was not initially issued for any different specified sum which was changed. Reference is made to Purushottam s/o Maniklal Gandhi v. Manohar K. Deshmukh and another reported in 2007(1) Mh.L.J. 210. Learned Advocate for respondent did not file reply although sought time to file reply on 10th August, 2009. The learned Advocate for respondent also remained absent. Hence, leave to file appeal is granted. Notice to respondent. Call R & P. Judge. adgokar