Sri Prakash G v. Sri Muniswamaiah
Victim-complainant's appeal against acquittal – S.138 NI Act case
Case brief
What is this about?
NC: 2025:KHC:55147; CRL.A No. 1871 of 2025 (A); High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; decided 09.12.2025 by G Basavaraja J (oral judgment). Complainant Prakash G. (appellant, through Vinay S. N.) against acquittal of Muniswamaiah in C.C.No.8021/2023, Prl. Civil Judge & JMFC Magadi, dated 29.07.2025. Keywords: victim's right of appeal against acquittal; proviso to Section 372 CrPC; Section 413 BNSS 2023; Section 378(4) CrPC; Section 419(4) BNSS; Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act 1881; cheque dishonour; complainant as victim; transfer of appeal from High Court to Sessions Court; Celestium Financial v. A Gnanasekaran 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1320 (followed); Charbel India 2025 SCC OnLine AP 2815; Manorama Kankane; Lata Kisan Sewa Kendra 2025 SCC OnLine MP 4818; Urmit Madrah; Neelam Sahu; Kirti Kurian; Sidagondappa; T.H. Lenkappa; D.K. Associates; Ananya Enterprises (all relied on). Outcome: appeal disposed of by transfer to Sessions appellate court, to be numbered under proviso to S.413 BNSS; no merits adjudicated; rights and contentions left open.