- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34039 CRL.P No. 10461 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 10461 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. HANUMANTHA RAO S/O MUNOJI RAO, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT RAMAYYA GARDEN, NEAR ROYAL SCHOOL, OPPOSITE ADI PROVISION STORE, KADUGODI, BENGALURU - 560 067. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VASANTHAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI. POLLA KESAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT NO.3, VEERASWAMY REDDY LAY-OUT, NEAR SHIRDI SAI BABA TEMPLE, KADUGODI, BENGALURU - 560 067. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482(FILED U/S.528 BNSS) CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED IN C.C.NO.1155/2022 DATED 20.06.2025 ON THE FILE OF IsT ADDL CJM BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU BY RESTORING THE CASE. Digitally signed by AL BHAGYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34039 CRL.P No. 10461 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER The Office has raised objection in regard to maintainability of the petition. 2. A private complaint filed under Section 200 Cr.P.C for the offence punishable under Section 138 of NI Act is dismissed for non-prosecution, which is appealable order. 3. In that view of the matter, the office objection is upheld. Therefore, this petition is dismissed as not maintainable with liberty to the petitioner to avail remedy of appeal. Office is directed to return all certified copies after securing photocopies of the same. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34039 CRL.P No. 10461 of 2025 If appeal is filed within two weeks from the date of receipt of order copy and certified copies, the time spent before this Court shall be excluded under Section 14 of the Limitation Act. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE NBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11