- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4222 CRL.A No. 1325 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1325 OF 2021 BETWEEN: SMT.M.D.NALINA KUMARI W/O SRI T MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/A No.25/32 8TH MAIN ROAD, P G HALLI BENGALURU – 560 003. …APPELLANT (BY SRI KISHAN G S, ADVOCATE) AND: SMT. SHYLAJA W/O MANJUNATH SETTY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/A No.24, 4TH CROSS SUDEENDRA NAGAR MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU – 560 003. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.A. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(4) Cr.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 09.01.2020 PASSED BY THE 15TH A.C.M.M., BENGALURU IN C.C.No.2631/2019 (ANNEXURE-A) ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF THE N.I ACT AND ETC., THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4222 CRL.A No. 1325 of 2021 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant files a memo reporting death of the respondent – accused. The respondent – accused has been acquitted by the impugned judgment for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. As the respondent – accused has died, the appeal challenging the judgment of acquittal does not survive for consideration. Hence, the appeal is dismissed. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE GH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16