- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9598 CRL.P No. 6821 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 6821 OF 2019 (482(Cr.PC) / 528(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MR. PALANISAMY SELVARAJ PROPRIETOR OF M/S. SRI. DHANALAKSHMI AGENCY, NO.5/4, THALAKARAIPUDUR, CHENNIMALAI ROAD, PERUNDURAI-638 052. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHANKARANARAYANA BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: PARIJATHA TRADERS REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR, MR. KUMAR SWAMY, OFFICE AT #1972, WARD NO.13, APMC YARD, B.H.ROAD, ARASIKERE, KARNATAKA-573 103. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHARATHKUMAR SHETTY, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.616/2017 ON THE FILE OF SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC ARASIKERE, FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9598 CRL.P No. 6821 of 2019 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL ORDER Proceedings initiated against the petitioner in C.C.No.616/2017 on the file of Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Arasikere for offence punishable under Section 138 of the NI Act, is sought to be quashed in this petition. 2. The matter pertains to the year 2017. The cheque for a sum of Rs.7,00,000/- is said to have been issued by the accused to the complainant on 13.07.2017. 3. The learned counsel for petitioner is not present. This Court has not granted any interim order in this case. It appears that the petitioner is not interested in prosecuting this petition. Hence, petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE LDC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17