Criminal revision petition challenging conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act was dismissed for non-prosecution after the petitioner's counsel failed to argue despite the Court's direction.
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NC: 2026:KHC:13727 CRL.RP No. 585 of 2018
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA
CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION No. 585 OF 2018
(397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)
BETWEEN:
SRI MAHESH GOWDA K S/O SRI D M KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/O SREE KALIKA DEVI KALYANA MANTAPA, CHIKKAJALA VILLAGE, JALA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK, BENGALURU-562152
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI SURESH HEGDE FOR SRI SIDDANOORU VISHWANATHA, ADVOCATES)
AND:
Digitally signed by R MANJUNATHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
SRI K N SUPRITH S/O LATE SRI K A NANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O FLAT No.105, No.52, IST C MAIN, HEBBAL, BENGALURU-560024
…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. I GOPALAKRISHNA, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 R/W 401 CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT CONVICTION AND SENTENCE RECORDED ON 14.07.2017 PASSED BY THE LEARNED XVIII A.C.M.M., BANGALORE IN C.C.No.10597/2015 AND ALSO TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND ORDER RECORDED ON 07.04.2018 PASSED IN
NC: 2026:KHC:13727 CRL.RP No. 585 of 2018
HC-KAR
CRL.A.No.1106/2017 PASSED BY THE LEARNED LXVI ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS COURT, BANGALORE (CCH-67) FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT ACT.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA
ORAL ORDER
Sri Suresh Hegade, appearing on behalf of Sri Siddnooru
Vishwanatha, counsel for the revision petitioner, prays time.
non prosecution .
Sd/(V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE
MR
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2 provisions across 2 enactments
SRI MAHESH GOWDA K
SRI K N SUPRITH
V SRISHANANDA
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