regard to distribution of foreign liquor. The applicants are stated to have offered a partnership and a directorship in the said firm to the complainant subject to certain terms and conditions. According to the complainant he has paid a sum of Rs. 10 lacs for the said purpose. It is also claimed that Rs. One lac arising out of some earlier transaction is also recoverable from the applicants. According to the complainant himself he was not interested to become a director in the firm and hence had withdrawn himself from the proposed business venture. One of the applicants by name Pravin Khanvilkar did issue cheques in the sum of Rs. 10 lacs to the complainant with a view to return the amount of contribution made by the complainant. However the cheques were not honored and bounced on account of non availability of funds. Aggrieved thereby the complainant herein has instituted proceedings under section 138 of N.I.Act. After filing of the complaint under section 138 of N.I.Act , without disclosing the said fact, the present complaint has been filed. From perusal of the report filed by the police in the present C.R. Dated 7-8-2009, it can be clearly seen that the police itself is doubting the veracity of the version narrated by the complainant. It is also stated therein that the documents which are taken in possession by the police and/or produced by the parties, police has doubts about the commission of the offence itself. It is also stated that during the investigation, it is not found that the applicants have forged the documents and used them. It is also stated that the complainant had suppressed the fact of filing of complaint under section 138 of N.I.Act. Prima facie it appears that the subject matter of these applications constitute a civil dispute. Proceedings under 138 of N.I.Act are
