Crl.O.P.No.137 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 09.01.2026 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No.137 of 2026 and Crl.M.P.No.137 of 2026 1. M/s.Bindu Applam Depot, Represented by its Proprietor, Bharathan, Office at No.66, Chandraprabha Colony, 1st Street, Ponniammanmedu, Madavaram, Chennai – 600 110. 2. A.Bharathan ... Petitioners Vs. M/s.Shankheswar Marketing, Represented by its Proprietor Ankhit, Represented by his POA, Babulal, Having office at No,47, Nattu Pillaiyar Koil Street, Chennai – 600 001. ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, to call for the records in S.T.C.No.3324 of 2024, pending on the file of the Fast Track Court No.IV dealing with under Section 138 of NI Act Cases, George Town, Chennai and quash the same. For Petitioners : Mr.B.Gandhi 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.137 of 2026 O R D E R This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to quash the proceedings in S.T.C.No.3324 of 2024, pending on the file of the Fast Track Court No.IV, George Town, Chennai. 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners that the second petitioner is the Proprietor of the first petitioner company, which is engaged in manufacturing appalam and other food products. It is further submitted that the respondent, who is engaged in the business of trading appalam and other edible snacks, is the sole distributor of the first petitioner company and that there existed a sole distributorship agreement between them. It is further contention of the petitioners that the respondent/complainant has misused the cheques issued by the petitioners in connection with the business transactions. Hence, he prayed to quash the complaint pending against the petitioners in S.T.C.No.3324 of 2024. 3. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and upon perusal of the materials available on record, this Court is of the view that the ground raised by the petitioners that their security cheques have been misused by the respondent is a matter to be adjudicated during 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.137 of 2026 trial. Hence, this Court does not find any valid ground to quash the proceedings pending against the petitioners. 4. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 09.01.2026 Neutral Citation: Yes/No ham To The Metropolitan Magistrate, Fast Track Court No.IV, George Town, Chennai. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.137 of 2026 A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J. ham Crl.O.P.No.137 of 2026 and Crl.M.P.No.137 of 2026 09.01.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis