✦ Karnataka High Court

(BY SRI. MARUTHI RAO, ADVOCATE -[ABSENT]) v. BANGALORE-560 086

Criminal Appeal No. 609 of 2018SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR, ROAD, KURUBARAHALLI

Case at a glance

Outcome

Dismissed

Hence, the appeal is dismissed for non prosecution

Judgment

P. SRINIVASA MURTHY S/O MUNISWAMY AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.36, HARI NIVAS 1ST BLOCK, 1ST MAIN, BEL LAYOUT VIDYARANYAPURA POST BANGALORE-9 (BY SRI. MARUTHI RAO, ADVOCATE -[ABSENT]) …APPELLANT AND: M.D. SRIRANGANATH S/O LATE M.R. DEVARAJ AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.46, 60 FT ROAD KURUBARAHALLI, J.C.NAGARA BANGALORE-560 086 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SATYANARAYANA S CHALKE, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S.378(4) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED

18.01.2018, PASSED BY THE XVIII A.C.M.M, AT BANGALORE IN C.C.NO.2635/2013 ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 138 OF THE N.I ACT. HEMAVATHY GANGABYRAPPA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6182 CRL.A No. 609 of 2018 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant is absent. There is no representation on the appellant’s side. Learned counsel for the appellant was also absent on

Operative part

22.01.2025. The matter is of the year 2018 and it is listed for admission. Inspite of granting sufficient opportunities, counsel for the appellant has not chosen to appear and address his arguments. It appears that the appellant is not interested in prosecuting the appeal. Hence, the appeal is dismissed for non prosecution. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE GH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22

Questions this judgment answers

What did the Court decide in this case?

The Court recorded the following disposition: Hence, the appeal is dismissed for non prosecution

Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 378(4); Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 — s. 138.

Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case

No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.

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