National Bank, Branch, Sopore, the same was returned unpaid. However, the respondent also filed a complaint against the petitioner and one more person before the Crime Branch, Srinagar, stating therein that the petitioner had duped the respondent of his money on the pretext of providing a government job, regarding which FIR No.17/2015 came to be registered at Police Station, Crime Branch, Kashmir, for commission of offences under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of IPC against the petitioner and two more accused persons, namely, Sara Begum and Abdul Rashid Sofi. The said FIR has culminated in the filing of charge-sheet on 18th June, 2022, now committed to the Court of learned Sessions Judge, Srinagar. It has been stated that the statements of the complainants and witnesses recorded during investigation under Section 161 and 164 of Cr.P.C. and meaningful reading and understanding of the complaint, would demonstrate that there exists no legally recoverable debt, for which the cheque has been issued in favour of respondent. It has been contended that the alleged cheque was not issued for any enforceable debt and the said transaction, pursuant to which the cheque was allegedly issued, was barred by law.
