respondent had entered into a hire purchase agreement with the petitioner on 24-6-2000, a copy of which is produced as Annexure-A2. It is the specific case of the complainant/2nd respondent that he had entered into a hire purchase agreement with the accused for an amount of Rs.1,75,000/- which was liable to be repaid with interest in 30 instalments, a total amount of Rs.2,90,000/- and at the time of executing the hire purchase agreement, the complainant had handed over three blank cheques and signed stamp papers to the accused/petitioner herein. It is further alleged in Annexure-A1 complaint that the complainant had paid the full amount within 13 instalments through the second accused, who is the agent of the petitioner and despite payment the petitioner failed to return the cheque leaves. On the other hand, one of the blank cheque given by the second respondent has been misused and with a dishonest intention to misappropriate amounts converted the blank cheque by filling up the amount and date and presented for encashment. Thus the blank signed cheque given by the second respondent at the time of hire purchase agreement was misappropriated by the petitioner for an amount of Rs.2,75,000/- and presented the
