LAWS(HPH)-2025-12-58

NARESH KUMAR Vs. SHIMLA FRUIT AGENCY

Decided On December 18, 2025
NARESH KUMAR Appellant
V/S
Shimla Fruit Agency Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The present revision is directed against the jud ment dtd. 10/3/2025 passed by learned Additional Sess ons Judge (CBI Court), Shimla (learned Appellate Court), vide which the judgment of conviction dtd. 22/7/2024 and order of sentence dtd. 30/7/2024 passed by learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.1, Shimla, H.P. (learned trial Court) were upheld. (The parties shall hereinafter be referred in the same manner as they were arrayed before the learned trial Court for convenience).

(2.) Briefly stated, the facts giving rise to the present petition are that the complainant filed a complaint before the learned Trial Court for the commission of an offence punishable under Sec. 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act ( for short "NI Act") . It was asserted that the complainant is a partnership firm, which is duly registered with the Regist ar of Firms. The Firm deals in agricultural and hortic lt ral products. The accused purchased vegetable seeds worth Rs.2,95,000.00. He paid Rs.80,000.00 in cash and issued two post-dated cheques for the sum of Rs.1,00,000.00 and Rs.1,15,0000.00respectively towards the repayment of the amount. The complainant presented the cheques to the bank, but these were dishonoured with an endorsement "funds Insufficient". The complainant sent a legal notice to the accused, but the accused refused to receive it. He did not make any payment to the complainant; hence, a complaint was filed before the learned Trial Court to take action against the accused, as per the law.

(3.) Learned Trial Court found sufficient reasons to summon the accused. When the accused appeared, a notice of accusation was put to him for the commission of an offence punishable under Sec. 138 of the N.I. Act, to which he pleaded not guilty and claimed to be tried.