- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31073 CRL.A No. 1746 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1746 OF 2025 (A-) BETWEEN: 1. M/S. SRI. KOTHALAM FINANCE AND CHITS, REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER SRI. V. SUNIL, S/O M. VENKATASWAMY @ M. VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, OFFICE AT NO.2441, NEW EXTENSION, GANGADHARAPURA, NEAR KODIMATTA, ROJIPURA DODDABALLAPURA, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-561203, ALSO RESIDING AT NO.41, 3RD CROSS, DEVAKI KUMARA GARDEN, VIJAYANAGARA, BENGALURU-560040. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. K.B. NAVEEN KUMAR., ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: 1. SRI. S. KANTHARAJU, S/O SRI. B. SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, RESIDING AT PRAKASH LAYOUT, RAILWAY STATION, SCOUT CAMP ROAD, DODDABALLAPURA-561203. …RESPONDENT Digitally signed by SUSHMA LAKSHMI B S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:31073 CRL.A No. 1746 of 2025 THIS CRL.A. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(4) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANT/S PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF ACQUITTAL DATED 08.07.2025 PASSED BY THE LXI ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALURU (CCH-62) IN CRL.A.NO.1707/2021 AND PLEASED TO CONFIRM THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 31.10.2023 PASSED BY THE X ADDL. JUDGE OF SMALL CAUSES AT BENGALURU (SCCH-16) IN C.C.NO.8854/2022 AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED/RESPONDENT AS PER THE PROVISION OF THE NI ACT, BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR DISMISSAL THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH ORAL JUDGMENT None appears for the appellant. 2. The appeal is dismissed for non-compliance with the office objections. Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE VBS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8