- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010139932020 NC: 2026:KHC:47724 CRL.P No. 6417 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL PETITION NO.6417 OF 2020 BETWEEN: SRI R SUKUMARAN S/O SRI RAMANATHAN CHETTIAR AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/AT NO.5/75 SHIVALINGAM PILLAI LAYOUT S V MILLS POST, UDUMALPET TAMILNADU - 642 128. …PETITIONER [BY SRI PREMKUMAR M., ADVOCATE (AB)] AND: SRI R JAGADEESHCHANDRAN S/O SRI V R RAMANATHAN AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/AT NO.102, BLOCK NO.2 BILDEN PARADISE, 5TH MAIN MALLESHPALYA, BENGALURU - 560 037. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE PCR NO.2674/2019 NOW NUMBERED AS C.C.NO.5380/2019 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE XV A.C.M.M., BANGALORE FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 138 OF N.I ACT. Digitally signed by ANUSHA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010139932020 NC: 2026:KHC:47724 CRL.P No. 6417 of 2020 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Seeking for quashing of proceedings in CC no.5380/2019 on file of XV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bangalore arising out of PCR no.2674/2019 for offence punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (NI Act), this petition is filed. 2. None appears for petitioner. Though petition is filed in year 2020, notice is not yet issued. On verification of status of proceedings before trial Court, it is seen that same had concluded on 27.03.2021, as settled in Lok Adalath, rendering above petition infructuous. Hence, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE GRD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18