- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23578 CRL.RP No. 1037 of 2016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1037 OF 2016 BETWEEN: SRI DIVAKARA S/O SHANKARA POOJARY, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, SAI RAM COMPUTERS, BULL TEMPLE ROAD, BASAVANAGUDI, BANGALORE – 04. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KAMALESHWAR POOJARY, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI B JAYENDRA NAIK S/O LATE NARAYANA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.101, ”SRI MEADOWS” APARTMENT, III MAIN ROAD, II STAGE, VASANTHA VALLABHA NAGAR, VASANTHAPURA, BANGALORE. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. J M RAVI KUMAR, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 READ WITH 401 CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 23.03.2015 PASSED BY THE XVIII ADDITIONAL Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23578 CRL.RP No. 1037 of 2016 CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BANGALORE IN C.C.NO.4096/2013 AND JUDGMENT DATED 14.07.2016 PASSED BY THE LXII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU IN CRL.A.NO.548/2015, CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THIS REVISION PETITION BY ACQUITTING THE PETITIONER FOR AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner is absent. 2. This Court on 10.02.2025, has passed the following order: “Though, the death of respondent was reported and two weeks time was granted to take steps against the legal representatives of the deceased respondent, till date, no steps are taken. However, in the ends of justice, another two weeks time is granted to do the needful. If steps are not taken within two weeks, the petition will be dismissed on the next date of hearing. List the matter on 24.02.2025.” - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23578 CRL.RP No. 1037 of 2016 In view of the above order, the petitioner has not taken any steps. It appears that, the petitioner is not interested in prosecuting this revision petition. Hence, this Criminal Revision Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE KLV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16