The High Court of Karnataka dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by a petitioner charged under the Negotiable Instruments Act for non-prosecution, as no representation appeared on his behalf on the last date of hearing.
Dismissal of the criminal revision petition for non-prosecution.
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CRL.RP No. 1448 of 2018
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1448 OF 2018
BETWEEN:
SRI. B.M. SATYANARAYANA S/O N. MUNIKRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT NO.64, BYRATHI VILLAGE, DODDAGUBBI POST, BENGALURU-560 077.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. SURESH.P., ADVOCATE (ABSENT))
AND:
SRI. S.P. INDRA KUMAR S/O PANNALAL, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,, R/AT NO.17/2, COMPBEL ROAD, BENGALURU-560 047.
…RESPONDENT
Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
(BY SRI. T. RAVIKIRAN, ADVOCATE)
THIS CRL.RP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 READ WITH SECTION 401 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION PASSED BY THE HON'BLE XV ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU, IN C.C.NO.10336/2014 DATED 16.12.2017 AS WELL AS FIRST APPELLATE COURT IN CRL.A.NO.39/2018 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE LII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU CITY (CCH-53) DATED 13.11.2018 BY ALLOWING THIS
CRL.RP No. 1448 of 2018
CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION AND THE PETITIONER MAY BE ACQUITTED FROM THE ALLEGED OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF N.I ACT, BY DISMISSING THE COMPLAINT FILED BY THE RESPONDENT.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
There is no representation for the petitioner.
of hearing, there was no appearance on behalf of the petitioner.
prosecution.
Sd/JUDGE
SMA
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a criminal revision petition should be dismissed for non-prosecution when the petitioner is absent from the hearing.
2 provisions across 1 enactments
SRI. B.M. SATYANARAYANA
SRI. S.P. INDRA KUMAR
R. NATARAJ
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