- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10396 CRL.A No. 653 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 653 OF 2019 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. DRUTHI UMESH W/O MR. R.S.UMESH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT NO.21, SAMATA RANGANATHAPURAM MAIN ROAD 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM BANGALORE - 560 003 BY HER GPA HOLDER MR. R.S. UMESH. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. M.K.RAGHUNATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. KIRAN KUMAR S/O MR. VYRAMUDI GOWDA AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/AT NANJAPURA VILLAGE V.M.BRICK FACTORY KAVANAPURA-NANJAPURA ROAD KAILANCHA HOBLI RAMANAGARA TALUK AND DISTRICT. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. KEMPARAJU, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(4) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL DATED 12.03.2019, PASSED BY THE XIII A.C.M.M., AT BANGALORE IN C.C.NO.14963/2017, ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENTS/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT. Digitally signed by DEVIKA M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10396 CRL.A No. 653 of 2019 THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH ORAL JUDGMENT The learned counsel for the appellant filed a memo stating that the matter has been settled out of the Court. Hence, the appeal is dismissed as settled out of Court. Sd/- (H.P.SANDESH) JUDGE RHS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28