-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.416 OF 2009 Mr.Kamal Chhabria : Petitioner V/s. Mr.Mohd. Atik S. Barmare & Anr. : Respondents ... WITH CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.417 OF 2009 Mr.Kamal Chhabria : Petitioner V/s. Barmare Timber Traders & Anr. : Respondents ... Mr.A.K.Maheshwari for the petitioners. Mr.P.N.Vira for respondent no.1. Ms S.V.Gajre, Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. ... CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. DATE : APRIL 27, 2009. P.C. 1. These petitions have been preferred by the petitioner who has been arraigned as accused in a complaint filed by the 1st respondent for an offence under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Process was issued on the complaint filed by the 1st respondent. The petitioner preferred a Revision Application for challenging the order -: 2 :- of issue of process. The main contention raised by the petitioner is that taking the averments made in the complaint as true, on the date on which the cheque subject of the complaint was issued, the alleged debt covered by the cheque was barred by limitation. 2. After having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, I find that the said contention cannot be gone into at this stage. Whether the debt was time-barred or not is an issue which can be decided only after the parties adduce evidence. Hence, the Sessions Court was justified in rejecting the revision. No interference is called for. The Petitions are rejected. However, it is made clear that the contentions raised by the petitioner is expressly kept open. A.S. OKA, J.