HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 16342 of 2025 Court No. - 74 HON'BLE DEEPAK VERMA, J. 1. Heard counsel for the petitioner; learned A.G.A. and perused the record. 2. The present petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed challenging the order dated 14.10.2025 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Shahjahanpur in Revision No. 88 of 2024 (Raees Khan Vs. State of U.p. and another) and the order dated 05.03.2024 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Shahjahanpur, in Complaint Case No. 2228 of 2023 (Raees Khan Vs. Arish Khan and another). 3. It is alleged in the complaint that complainant/petitioner issued two cheques in favour of opposite party no. 2/respondent for amount Rs.3000/- each but the opposite party no.2 manufactured/interpolated the cheques for amount of Rs.300000/- in place of Rs.3000/- and the same got dishonoured. Counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent/opposite party no.2 misused and interpolated the figure shown in the cheque issued by the petitioner. As such, prima facie criminal offence is made out against the opposite party no.2/respondent. 4. Considered the argument raised by counsel for the petitioner and perused the record. It is admitted case of the petitioner that the cheque was issued by him in favour of opposite party no. 2 for amount of Rs.3000/- but the figure shown in the cheque has Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Aktar Ahmed Siddiqui Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Raees Khan .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) been changed from Rs.3000/- to Rs.3,00000/-. But the petitioner has not produced any evidence in regard to change in figure amount written on cheque. The allegation against the opposite party no.2 is that he changed the figure Rs.3000/- to Rs.3,00000/- . The correction of figure in cheques is not supported by any evidence. The learned Magistrate has rightly dismissed the complaint under Section 203 Cr.P.C. observing that petitioner has not produced any evidence before the trial court in regard to alteration and correction in the figure amount. The dismissal of the complaint under section 203 Cr.P.C. is just and proper. The learned Magistrate has found no offence against the opposite party no. 2. The Revisional Court has also not found any criminal offence on face value and rightly dismissed the revision of the petitioner. There is no illegality in the orders impugned. 5. The petition is, accordingly, dismissed. September 8, 2026 Meenu Singh A227 No. 16342 of 2025 2 (Deepak Verma,J.) Digitally signed by :- MEENU SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad