2018 (8) TMI 1237

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....financial assistance and borrowed a sum of Rs. 10,00,000/- and Rs. 3,00,000/- and to discharge the said liability, the accused had issued two cheques bearing Nos.293908 and 293910 dated 05.04.2000 drawn on Vijaya Bank Ltd., Mount Road Branch, Chennai, and when the said cheques were presented by the complainant to his Bankers viz., Union Bank of India, Egmore Branch, Chennai, on 16.04.2000 and on 25.04.2000 and again on 14.06.2000, the same were dishonoured on 17.06.2000 with an endorsement "Insufficient funds" and therefore, the complainant issued a legal notice on 27.06.2000 for payment of the cheque amount. The accused had received the said notice on 04.07.2000, but failed to make payment and hence, the two private complaints were filed b....

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.... acquitted the accused and hence, the above two criminal appeals have been filed by the complainant before this Court. 5. Mr.T.R.Ravi, learned counsel appearing for the appellant/complainant in both the cases would contend that in the absence of date of borrowal and non-production of the alleged pro-note and also in the absence of any plea regarding the nature of the transaction, the Lower Appellate Court ought not to have dismissed the complaints. It is further contended that in the absence of any reply notice sent by the respondent herein/accused, the Lower Appellate Court ought not to have interfered with the judgment of the trial Court in convicting the accused and hence, prayed for setting aside the order passed by the Lower Appella....

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....ed out of fear and coercion in the police station. The trial Court has disbelieved the case of the respondent/accused and laid the conviction. However, the Lower Appellate Court for the reasons recorded therein accepted the case of the respondent/accused and acquitted the accused by allowing the criminal appeals. 9. It is seen from the records that the Power of Attorney Holder was examined as P.W.1 and the cheques in both the cases were marked as Exs.P.2 and Ex.P.7 in both the cases was projected as if it is a letter given by the accused to P.W.1 accepting his liability. On the contrary, the accused examined himself as D.W.1 and also examined the complainant viz., Principal of P.W.1 as D.W.3 and also examined one Palanivel as D.W.4 and C....

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....the complainant and disbelieved the evidence of complainant and rightly disregarded the document Ex.P.7. 11. The next limb case of the respondent/accused is that he never knew the complainant and he only knew the Power of Attorney Holder of the complainant namely P.W.1 and to substantiate the same, he had examined the complainant viz., the Principal of P.W.1, who had categorically deposed that he never knew the accused and only P.W.1, the Power of Attorney Holder of the complainant was introduced by D.W.5 and P.W.1 promised to arrange finance through his partner now is in Srilanga and also supported the case of the accused assumes significance. 12. In view of the specific case suggested by the respondent/accused, in fine, D.W.3, who i....