- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30976 CRL.A No. 2237 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2237 OF 2023 (A) BETWEEN: SRI. ADINARAYANACHARI, S/O LATE MUNILINGACHARI, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.34, SATHYANARAYANA ROAD, MAGADI ROAD, KAMAKSHIPALYA, BENGALURU - 560 079. PRESENTLY RESIDING AT NO.29, 3RD CROSS, SANJEEVININAGAR, HEGGANAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 091. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SANGEETA SANGANNAVAR., ADVOCATE) AND: SRI. D.N. DORAISWAMY NAIDU, S/O LATE NARAYANASWAMY NAIDU, Digitally signed by SUSHMA LAKSHMI B S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30976 CRL.A No. 2237 of 2023 AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.252, 8TH MAIN, HOYSALA SCHOOL ROAD, PIPELINE, SRINIVASA NAGAR, SUNKADAKATTE, BENGALURU - 560 091. …RESPONDENT ---- THIS CRL.A FILED U/S. 378(4) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANT PRAYING THAT THIS HONORABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF ACQUITTAL DATED 07.12.2018 PASSED BY THE HON’BLE LIX ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALURU, IN CRL.A.NO.148/2016, RESTORE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 11.01.2016, PASSED BY THE HON’BLE XVI A.C.M.M COURT AT BENGALURU IN C.C.NO.34366/2011, FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION.138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1882. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30976 CRL.A No. 2237 of 2023 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. Despite giving sufficient opportunities, learned counsel for the appellant has not complied with the office-objections even on the 6th time also. 2. Accordingly, this criminal appeal is dismissed for non-compliance of office-objections and non-prosecution. Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE NM/-