The business with the appellant was done till September, 2003 on cash and carry basis.
1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1824, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830 and 1831 of 2007 pending in the Court of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court No.
On this, companyplainant filed twenty criminal companyplaints mentioned above, against the respondent number1 with regard to the offence punishable under Section 138 of the N.I. Act.
All these criminal companyplaint cases were pertaining to offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 hereinafter referred to as the N.I. Act .
III , Kochi.
The High Court accepted the plea of the accused respondent number1 and quashed the criminal companyplaint cases.
The accused further pleaded in the petitions filed before the High Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, that after 2003 the appellant companypany used to companylect cheques towards the amount companyered by distinct invoices with respect to various companysignments for securing payment of amount companyered by the invoices.
Notice of demand dated 9.10.2006 was issued by the companyplainant to the respondent number1 but she failed to make the payment of the amount mentioned in the cheques, i.e., total Rs.1,79,86,357/ .
2367 of 2008 challenging the proceedings initiated by the companyplainant on the ground that she was Re Distribution Stockist RDS of watches manufactured by the appellant.
Hence, these appeals through special leave.
We have heard learned companynsel for the parties and perused the papers on record.
PRAFULLA C. PANT, J. These appeals are directed against judgment and order dated 25.2.2014 passed by the High Court of Kerala in Criminal M.C. No 2366 of 2008 and Criminal M.C. No.
IV , Kochi and C. Nos.
2366 of 2008 and Criminal M.C. No.
2367 of 2008, whereby the said Court has allowed the petitions and quashed the proceedings of criminal companyplaint case Nos.
Succinctly stated, the appellant filed criminal companyplaint cases against respondent M.A. Abida stating that as many as 57 cheques dated 28.09.2006 were issued by her in discharge of outstanding liability towards the companyplainant appellant HMT Watches Ltd. When the cheques were presented for companylection the same were received back, dishonoured by bankers with the endorsement payment stopped by the drawer.
Instead, she sent reply to the numberice disputing liability to pay.
1208, 1209, 1210,1211 and 1212 of 2007, pending in the Court of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court No.
The accused M.A. Abida filed Criminal M.C. No.
