Criminal Appeal filed against acquittal in a cheque bounce case dismissed for non-prosecution as the appellant was absent and showed no interest in continuing the appeal.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
1
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2022
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MS.JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.527 OF 2019
BETWEEN:
SMT R S LAKSHMI W/O. VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT NO.52, 4TH CROSS, 2ND MAIN, MANJUNATHA NAGAR, CHIKKALASANDRA, BENGALURU - 560 061 ...COMPLAINANT/APPELLANT (BY SRI RAVI A, ADVOCATE - ABSENT)
AND
SRI N BALAJI NAIDU S/O. N DORESWAMY NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/A: BETTAROLAPALLI, JAKKIDANA POST, PENUMUR MANDALA, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 517 126.
ALSO AT NO. 18, 1ST FLOOR, 5TH MAIN, 6TH CROSS, NEAR NANJUNDESHWARA TEMPLE, RAMANJANEYA LAYOUT, CHIKKALASANDRA, BENGLAURU - 560 061
......ACCUSED/RESPONDENT
THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL FILED U/S 378 (4) OF CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANT PRAYING THAT THIS HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SETTING ASIDE THE
2
IMPUGNED JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL DATED 04.02.2019 PASSED BY THE COURT OF THE XVI ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU CITY IN C.C.NO.8603/2018 AND TO PASS A JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AGAINST THE RESPONDENT COUPLED WITH A DIRECTION TO PAY DOUBLE THE BOUNCED CHEQUE AMOUNT FURTHER COUPLED WITH GRANT OF SUCH OTHER RELIEF/S AS THIS HON'BLE COURT MAY DEEM FIT TO GRANT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE.
THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
J U D G M E N T
No representation for appellant.
that if there is no representation for appellant today also, necessary orders would be passed for dismissal of appeal.
Accordingly, appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution.
Sd/JUDGE
RR
SMT R S LAKSHMI
SRI N BALAJI NAIDU
J.M.KHAZI
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
