which was repayable within one year. When the respondent did not repay the loan amount, the petitioner requested the respondent to return the amount from the month of January, 2013. The respondent, however, failed to do so. Ultimately, the respondent issued a cheque for ₹1,50,000/drawn on IDBI Bank on 10-4-2013 to the petitioner with a request to encash the cheque on or before 10-6-2013. The petitioner accordingly deposited the cheque in his SB A/C No. 8002012109758 at Tripura Gramin Bank, Bardowali Branch on 8-6-2013, but the same was dishonoured and was returned to the petitioner on 12-6-2013 for insufficiency of fund as reported by IDBI Bank, Kaman Chowmuhani Branch. The petitioner thereafter issued pleader‘s notice U/s 138 of the NI Act on 28-6-2013 to the respondent intimating him of the dishonour of his cheque and demanding immediate repayment of the loan within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the notice failing which appropriate legal proceeding would be initiated against him. The notice was, however, returned to the pleader of the petitioner on 5-7-2013 with the report of the postman ―Refused for incomplete address‖. Similar notice was again issued to the respondent on 12-7-2013 at the Civil Secretariat where he was reportedly working, but the same was also returned on 25-7-2013 with the report that ―[T]he addressee on leave for long without intimation.‖ The petitioner again issued similar notice to the respondent on 2-8-2013 by registered post, which was again returned with the endorsement ―Refused‖ as the official designation had been changed. Another notice was sent by him to the respondent on 14-8-2013 which was returned on 18-8-2013 with the report of the postman ―Refused, incomplete address. Returned to sender‖. After ascertaining that the address was same, another notice was issued by his pleader on 23-8-2013 by registered post, but the same was returned to the pleader of the petitioner on 2-9-2013 with the postal endorsement ―Refused‖ by the respondent.
