INDRAJIT BHATIA Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) KUNDAN Singh, J. This revision has been preferred against the order dated 29-11-91 whereby the Munsif Magistrate V, Kanpur, has summoned the applicants under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, in Case Crime No. 1477 of 1991, to stand their trial.

(2.) THE opposite party No. 2 filed a criminal complaint against the applicants. Applicant No. 5 is a firm known as M/s. S. K. Industries of which applicant Nos. 1 to 4 happen to be the partners. THE firm is situate in Sector I, Industrial Area, Parwanco, Himanchal Pradesh.

(3.) THE learned counsel for the applicants assailed the summoning order on a number of grounds. His first and foremost contention was that a blank Cheque was deposited by the applicants with opposite party No. 2 as security towards the business deal on 26-7-