Smt Suguna v. Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court dismissed the criminal revision petition. The petitioner, convicted under the Negotiable Instruments Act, argued she issued the cheque to her brother and the complainant misused it. The court rejected the contention due to the petitioner's failure to reply to the legal notice and noted the revision petition was likely not maintainable.
What did the court decide?
Direction to withdraw the amount in deposit.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE
DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2014
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANAND BYRAREDDY
CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION No.190 OF 2013
BETWEEN:
Smt. Suguna, Wife of Sri. Prabhudev, Aged about 38 years, Gurumalleswara Traders, No.1, 2nd Main, 16th Cross, Vidyaranyapuram, Mysore – 560 003.
…PETITIONER
(By Shri. Nagendra C.S., Advocate) AND:
Sri. Mallikarjuna Swamy, Son of Sri. Sadashivayya, Aged about 30 years, No.86, old No.60, 7th Cross, Malleshwaram, Bangalore – 560 003.
…RESPONDENT
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the Criminal Revision Petition challenging conviction and sentence under the Negotiable Instruments Act is maintainable and meritorious in view of insufficient grounds.
Whether the non-reply to section 138 notice and the claim of identity confusion between parties are sufficient grounds to challenge the conviction.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Smt. Suguna
- respondent
Sri. Mallikarjuna Swamy
Coram
Anand Byrareddy
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Karnataka HC
- Decided on
- · October
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRL.RP/190/2013
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