CRL.A.No. 244 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 19-06-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRL.A No. 244 of 2010 V.Ranganathan ... Appellant Vs Rani ... Respondent PRAYER Criminal Appeal under Section 378(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code against the judgment dated 06.01.2010 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Gudiyatham made in C.C.No.218 of 2004 acquitting the respondent herein from the offence u/s.138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. For Appellant : Mr.A.Sasidharan For Respondents : Mr.G.Vinodh Kumar JUDGMENT This appeal is filed against the judgment of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Gudiyattam dated 06.01.2010 in C.C.No.218 of 2004, by which the respondent / accused is acquitted of an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL.A.No. 244 of 2010 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. KST 2. Today when the matter came up for hearing, it is reported that the appellant has since dead and the legal representatives of the appellant has not approached the counsel for continuing to prosecute the appeal. 3. In view thereof, the Criminal Appeal is dismissed as having abated. 19-06-2025 KST Neutral Citation: No To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Gudiyatham. 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. Crl.A.No.244 of 2010 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis