NEW DELHI, India, April 25 -- The Supreme Court of India issued the following judgement:

Leave granted.

2. Appellant herein challenges judgment and order dated 23rd January, 2018 passed in Crl.R.P. No.1111 of 20111 , whereby the High Court of Kerala allowed, only in part, his Revision Petition against the judgment and order of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Thrissur,2 dated 11th January, 2011, in Criminal Appeal No.673 of 2007, which, in turn, upheld his conviction, as handed down by the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate3 vide order dated 14th August, 2007 in CC No.51 of 2003, under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.4

3. The sole issue that we are required to consider is, whether, a criminal proceeding c...