- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30223 CRL.A No. 85 of 2025 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. 85 OF 2025 (C) BETWEEN: GIRISH R S/O RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS RA/T NO.452, NORTH EAST OF N R MOHALLA, MYSURU - 570007. MOB: 8618011778 EMAIL girishr18.5.82@gmail.com …APPELLANT (BY SRI. GIRISH R., PARTY-IN-PERSON (ABSENT) ) AND: S PRAKASH RAJU S/O LATE SANTHANARAJU AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS R/AT NO.1597/B, 4TH CROSS, HOSAKERI, K R MOHALLA MYSURU. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S 374(2) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS CRL.A SETTING ASIDE THE JUDGEMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DTD 19.02.2024 PASSED BY THE III ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, MYSORE AND SEC.138 OF NI ACT, 1881, CASE NO. CC.NO.4386/2020 THEREBY CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED, FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 138 OF NI ACT AND SENTENCING HIM TO THE PERIOD OF 06 MONTHS TO PAY FINE OF RS.20,000/- THE PARTY-IN-PERSON IS HEREBY SENTENCED TO PAY FINE OF RS.20,000/- FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 138 OF NI ACT, 1881, IN DEFAULT TO UNDERGO SI FOR PERIOD OF 06 MONTHS. Digitally signed by SUSHMA LAKSHMI B S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30223 CRL.A No. 85 of 2025 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.: 10