@ HEGHCQURT QF QHHATTISG-ARH AT EILA$PLJR CLMRNQAM cf 2am Annlicant Daya Ram Soni Sla 0f Late Shri D. nameanm. aw”..- Sam; age-u J smut I. F" m yams; resident of Bharkapara, Rajnandgaon, DEstfict Ragnandgaen (0G) Versus Resgmndgnt Krishna Mudaliyar San of Late Shri V.T.Par:dus"arag Madaa'y‘ar. resideiit of Station Para Ward No.8. Rainandaaon: (District Raj'nandgaan (CG) (Acquittal appeal under Section 378 (4) of the Gr.P.C,} SB; Hon‘ble Mr, T‘P, $harma2J, Present: MrRNJhai counse! for the anglicant; Mx.oac. n .. a kJr. '1- :arm‘a ’ar, ccumei far ihe resporudent. ORDER {ORAL} Fassea! ai‘i 12 Mach, 201 3} 1‘ This is the petition against the iudgment of asquiita! dated 23.9.2008 pa$sed by the Judicial Magi$trate Fir$t Classi Rainandgaoni in Crimii’aal Case Noi3622’2006: whereby ieerned Judiciei Magietrate First Ciaes has acquitted the respondent of the charge of Section 138 of the Negotiabte lnetrumente Act, 1881 (in short ‘the Anti t881‘) on the ground that the applieant has not compiied with the provisions of Section 135 of the Aoti 1851 and has not served demand notice tor the payment of the saio‘ amount in terms of oteuse (h) of Seotion 1.38 of the Act; 188.1; 2. i have heard teamed. oounset for the partlee oerueed the ,indgment imnngneci and record of the triai Court, 3t Clause (b) of Section 1.38 of the Art 1831 provides tor making a demand for the payment of the amount eo dishonored by sending notioe to the drawer, Ciauee (3o) of Section 135 of the Aot‘ 1881 reade as under:- “(b) the payee or the holder in due course of the ohedne, as; the case may be. makes a demand for the payment of the said amount of money by giving a notice in writing, to the drawer of the cheque, (within thirty days) of the receipt of information by him from the bank regarding the return of the cheque as unpaid" . in the present case, notice EXP/3 has been served .ipon th.. respondent Para ’i of the notice reade as under:- @ Wm§§5sm$ml§§nm$ua§m€tém §E1£a$ 2%?17 W5 39—2—2ea5 a?! 75.33:: m {1 ‘ ‘ m? W11?) m am if m aim git} $ W W$m%i&mma§wwwmm $m%m%m1agmm§§am$ WW$WI¥W%IWHW‘WW WW133WWEw$WWa® ¥f$%awmm#‘ugaméummwmii$m W$m§mm§a¢m$z§§§m§aa§ @4" *2,— g1 Netice EXP/3 revealis that the prcasent applicant has nat made any demand for the payment of the amount so diohonored and in the absence of $uch demand, oomplai.t wao not maintainabEe before the trial Court The trial Court hao rightly acquitted the respondent, i do not find. any inegality in the judgment. impugned warranting any interference, i Sdl- T.P. SHARMA Judge 7/ n Consequently, the petition is dismissed. Bl- @EF—p- i