- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2742 CRL.A No. 2327 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2327 OF 2023 BETWEEN: M/S PEREGRINE PHOSPHATE PVT LTD., ITS MANAGER PAVAN G PAUL S/O GANESH RAO PATIL, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, RESIDING AT N.312, B WING 3RD FLOOR MITTALN TOWER, KARNATAKA – 560 001 PRESENTLY OF RESIDING AT No.21 KRISHNA NILAYA, 4TH MAIN 1ST CROSS, BSK 1ST STAGE SRINIVASA NAGAR BANGALORE – 560 050. …APPELLANT (BY SRI PALANI MUTHU K, ADVOCATE – ABSENT) AND: M RAVI S/O M TIRUPATHI REDDY PROP: SRI ANANYA TRADERS NO.15-2-190/4, HARSHA PLAZA SINDHANUR ROAD, MANVI AND RESIDING AT NEAR RAMALAYAM TEMPLE, K GUDDINNI CAMP, MANVI TALUK DISTRICT RAICHUR KARNATAKA – 584 101. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.A IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(4) OF Cr.P.C. PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 15.10.2022, PASSED BY THE XXXVI ADDL.C.M.M., BENGALURU IN Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2742 CRL.A No. 2327 of 2023 C.C.No.28555/2018 AND CONSEQUENTLY CONVICT THE RESPONDENT FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF N.I. ACT AND ETC., THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant is absent. There is no representation on appellant side. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant is also absent on 28.08.2024. On that day, the Court has observed as under: “Learned counsel for the appellant is absent. No representation. The appeal is of the year 2023. Till date, the office objections are not complied with even though the same is listed for the third time. I do not find any reason to adjourn the matter. However, to afford final opportunity, list this matter after one week.” 4. Inspite of granting sufficient opportunities, office objections are not complied. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:2742 CRL.A No. 2327 of 2023 5. Hence, the appeal is dismissed for non- compliance of office objections. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DSP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12