- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30224 CRL.A No. 962 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 962 OF 2021 (A) BETWEEN: G SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O LATE GAVISHETTY NO.139/6, 1ST CROSS, NIMISHAMBA EXTENSION, VASHISTA ROAD, KUVEMPUNAGAR, MYSOORU – 570 001. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. G S PRASANNA KUMAR, ADVOCATE (ABSENT) ) AND: P RAMALINGAM AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS S/O PONNAMBALAM, TOKEN NO.370, KARNATAKA SILK INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, SILK WEAVING FACTORY, OLD WEAVING SECTION, MANANDAVADI ROAD, MYSOORU – 570 001. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S 378(4) OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 419(4) BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 24.06.2019 PASSED BY THE I ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE, MYSURU AND IN CRL.A.NO.139/2018 AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE DATED 08.06.2018 PASSED BY THE I ADDITIONAL I CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., MYSURU IN C.C.NO.1413/2013, CONVICTING THE RESPONDENT FOR THE Digitally signed by SUSHMA LAKSHMI B S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30224 CRL.A No. 962 of 2021 OFFENCE P/U/S 138 OF N.I. ACT AND SENTENCING TO PAY FINE OF RS.1,25,000/- AND IN DEFAULT OF PAYMENT OF FINE, TO UNDERGO S.I. FOR 6 MONTHS AND ALLOW THIS APPEAL BY ACQUITTING THE APPELLANT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH ORAL JUDGMENT None appears for the appellant. 2. Hence, the appeal is dismissed for non- compliance of office-objections and non-prosecution. Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE NR/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4