1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. CRI.APPLICATION NO.2054 OF 2008 WITH CRI.APPEAL NO.540 OF 2008 (VISHAL MAHADEORAO ROKDE ..Vs.. SANDEEP PADMAKAR ARMARKAR & OTH.) _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's orders ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Ms. P.P. Gupta, Advocate for Applicant. Shri P.A. Markandeyar, Advocate for Respondent No.1. Shri K.S.Dhote, Advocate for Respondent/ State. CORAM : R.C.CHAVAN, J. DATED : DECEMBER 15, 2008. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The learned trial Magistrate had acquitted respondents No.1 and 2, mainly on the ground that partnership between applicant and Non-applicant Nos. 1 and 2 was not registered and therefore, the complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act could not be entertained. 3. The learned counsel for the applicant original complainant places reliance on two judgments of the Karnataka High Court in Gowri Containers Vs. S.C. Shetty, reported at 2008 Cri.L.J. 498 and Smt. K. Vasantha Kumari Vs. D. Devendra Reddy, reported at 2008 CRI.L.J. 1001. 2 4. In view of this, leave granted. The application is disposed of. CRI.APPEAL NO. 540/2008. Heard. ADMIT. Action under Section 390 of Cr.P.C. JUDGE RR.