This is a complaint filed by the complainant against the
accused for the offense punishable under section 138 of the
Negotiable Instruments Act.
2. The brief facts of the complainants’ case are as follows:
It is the case of the complainant that he and the accused
have been close friends for the past several years; both families
of the accused and the complainant are also close friends. The
accused used to share his problems with the complainant, and
he told him that he arranged the marriage of his daughter in
Kerala and he arranged part of the funds to perform the
marriage, and there was a shortage of funds, so he requested the
complainant for financial assistance. Considering the genuine
request, the complainant told the accused that he would arrange
the funds by selling his house property bearing no.240, situated
at Brindavan Layout, Settihalli, Jalahalli West, Bengaluru;
accordingly, the complainant sold the house property for Rs.
31,70,000/-, so he paid a hand loan of Rs. 30,00,000/- to the
accused in the following manner :