- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27020 CRL.RP No. 616 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION No. 616 OF 2017 BETWEEN: SRI V G CHOWDHARY S/O LATE G K CHOWDHARY AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: RETD LECTURER B. E .A. SCHOOL OF PHARMACY R/O BYADAGI TOWN HAVERI DISTRICT, BYADAGI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJASHEKHAR B KANAVI, FOR SRI P M GOPI, ADVOCATE – ABSENT) AND: SRI T G MANJUNATH S/O LATE GURUSIDDAPPA AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: R/O “SUVARNA SADANA” DOOR No. 601/2, 6TH MAIN P J EXTENSION DAVANAGERE DISTRICT DAVANAGERE. …RESPONDENT BY SRI M V REVANASIDDAIAH, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 READ WITH SECTION 401 Cr.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF CONVICTION PASSED BY ORDER DATED 30.03.2017 CONVICTING PETITIONER BY I ADDL. DIST. AND S.J., DAVANAGERE IN CRL.A. No. 105/2014 CONFIRMING THE Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27020 CRL.RP No. 616 of 2017 ORDER OF CONVICTION PASSED BY THE LEARNED PRL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND CJM, DAVANAGERE DATED 07.08.2014 IN C.C. No.2779/2009 CONVICTING PETITIONER FOR OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF N.I ACT. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for respondent present. 2. Learned counsel for petitioner absent. Learned counsel petitioner was also absent on 09.07.2025. On 09.07.2025 the Court passed the following order: “Learned counsel for petitioner absent. The matter is of the year 2017 and there are no grounds for adjournment. However, in order to give one more opportunity the matter is being adjourned, as a last chance. If learned counsel for petitioner fails to argue the matter on the next date of hearing, the matter will be dismissed. List on 18.07.2025.” 3. Inspite of the said order, learned counsel for petitioner is not present. It appears, that the petitioner is - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27020 CRL.RP No. 616 of 2017 not interested in prosecuting the revision petition. Hence, revision petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE LRS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 49