IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 42 OF 2008 Anuradha Madhav Tidke & Ors. ...... ......Applicants. V/s Prakash Ramakant Karnik & Anr. ...... ...Respondents. Mr.S.J.Shelke, Adv. For the Applicants. Mr.Y.S.Shinde, APP For the State. CORAM: A.P.DESHPANDE, J. 21/2/08 PC: Perusal of the copy of the complaint shows that there are eight accused arrayed in the complaint and Mr.Madhav Tidke allegedly induced the complainant to part with the money by way of investment in Laxmi Investment at Nanded which was being run for welfare of the government employees and police personnel by promising to pay interest at the rate of 24% p.a. Accused Nos. 2 to 7 are office bearers of accused No.1. According to the complainant accused Nos.1, 3, 5 and 7 induced the complainant to pay Rs.88000/- for transferring a plot. On 24.12.05 accused Madhav Tidke issued a cheque of Rs.2,63,000/- in favour of the complainant which came to be dishonoured and hence the prosecution was initiated by filing complaint under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The question is as to whether all the accused are jointly and severally liable for payment of the 1 amount to the complainant. Barring photo copy of the cheque no other document was tendered before the revisional court and hence the revisional court has observed that at this stage it is not possible to examine as to whether cheque issued by the accused No.1 was only on behalf of himself or also on behalf of other accused. For the first time in this petition certain documents are placed on record. I decline to consider the effect of the said documents for the first time filed in this petition. Perused the impugned order. Same does not call for interference. Hence application stands summarily rejected. 21.2.08 2