- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14589 CRL.P No. 17592 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 17592 OF 2025 BETWEEN: MR.R.SWAMY S/O RAMEGOWDA P., AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT NO.291/1, ANANDPURA POST, SAATANUR ROAD, CHANNAPATNA TOWN, RAMANAGARAM – 562 160. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. NANDINI B., ADVOCATE) AND: MRS. LAKSHMI V., W/O LATE H.BELURAIAH, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT NO.101, MYSURU ROAD, NEAR BRIAND SQUARE POLICE QUARTERS, 7TH BLOCK, BENGALURU – 560 002. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI S.M.ANEES AHMED.,ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) PRAYING TO 1.ALLOW THIS CRL.P AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 16.12.2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED LVI ACC Digitally signed by SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14589 CRL.P No. 17592 of 2025 & SJ, CCH-57, CCC, BENGALURU IN CRL.A.NO.716/2025 REJECTING THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER SEEKING EXTENSION OF TIME TO DEPOSIT THE AMOUNT; 2.ALLOW THE APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME AND PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO DEPOSIT 20% OF THE FINE AMOUNT AS DIRECTED BY THE LVI ACC & SJ, CCH-57, CCC, BENGALURU, BY GRANTING SUCH REASONABLE TIME; 3.RESTORE THE ORDER OF SUSPENSION OF SENTENCE DATED 03.05.2025 PASSED IN CRL.A.NO.716/2025 SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE MODIFIED/EXTENDED CONDITION OF DEPOSIT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court calling in question an order of the concerned Court dated 16-12-2025 by which the concerned Court rejects the application filed by the petitioner seeking extension of time to make a deposit before the concerned Court, as obtaining under Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 2. Heard Smt. Nandini B, learned counsel appearing for petitioner and Sri S M Anees Ahmed, learned counsel appearing for respondent. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14589 CRL.P No. 17592 of 2025 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that if two weeks time is granted, the demand draft which is already taken would be deposited before the concerned Court. 4. In the light of the said submission, as also on perusal of the demand draft, I deem it appropriate grant the petitioner two weeks' time from today, to make the deposit of 20% of the amount. Subject to the said condition, the order of suspension of sentence shall stand revived. 5. In the event the petitioner would not deposit the amount in the next two weeks as directed, the order of suspension of sentence would get automatically vacated. With the aforesaid observations, petition stands disposed. Consequently, I.A.No.1 of 2025 also stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE BKP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 62