- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16136 CRL.P No. 422 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO.422 OF 2025 BETWEEN: VISHWARUPA INDUSTRIES LTD., REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO.3, 3RD CROSS, LALBAGH ROAD, BANGALORE, SAMPANGIRAMNAGAR, BANGALORE, BANGALORE SOUTH, KARNATAKA - 560 027. PREVIOUSLY AT NO.485/15, 14TH CROSS, 4TH PHASE, PEENYA INDUSTRIAL AREA, BENGALURU - 560 058. REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, SRI JAI PRAKASH GUPTA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIVEKANANDA S., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16136 CRL.P No. 422 of 2025 AND: SMT. SUNITA GURUMURTHY M., AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, WIFE OF LATE A.C. GURUMURTHY, RESIDING AT NO.121, "ANJANDRI NILAYA", PATEL HOUSE, AVALAHALLI, MYSORE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 026. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHARATH S GOGI., ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P. IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 20.12.2021 PASSED BY THE VI ADDL. SMALL CAUSES JUDGE AND ADDL. CHIEF METROPOLITAN AT BENGALURU (SCHH-02) IN C.C.NO.2323/2019 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A AND DIRECT EXPEDITIOUS DISPOSAL OF C.C.NO.2323/2019. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16136 CRL.P No. 422 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court, seeking the following prayer: "(i) Set aside the Order dated 20.12.2021 passed by the VI Addl. Small Causes Judge and Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Bengaluru (SCCH 02) in C.C.No.2323/2019 produced at Annexure-A; (ii) Pass such other or further orders as deemed fit in the circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice." 2. Heard Sri. Vivekananda S., learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Sri. Sharath S. Gogi, learned counsel appearing for the respondent and have perused the material on record. 3. The petitioner is the accused. The respondent, the complainant. The complainant is before the concerned Court alleging offences punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 ('the Act' for short). The issue in the lis is not with regard to the merit of the matter. The complainant files an application under Section 143A of the Act seeking deposit of 20% amount as interim compensation. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16136 CRL.P No. 422 of 2025 The said application stands partly allowed in the year 2021. The petition is preferred now in the year 2025. 4. The learned counsel projects several grievances, which would not mean that this Court would entertain a petition, order of which is 4 years old. The learned counsel at this juncture submits that, if a direction is issued for speedy disposal of the case, it would suffice. 5. In that light, I deem it appropriate to direct the concerned Court to dispose the proceedings before it with an outer limit of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, in accordance with law, if not earlier. With the aforesaid observations, the petition stands disposed. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE SJK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8