- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2038 CRL.P No. 4406 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 4406 OF 2018 BETWEEN: PRAKASH @ PRAKASH PANDESHWAR AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, S/O. PUNNIKANNAN, R/AT BEJAI NODU LANE, KADRI, MANGALURU-575003. &PETITIONER (BY SRI. VENKATESH NAIK, ADVOCATE (AB)) AND: 1. MR. NARASIMHAIAH S/O. GURUMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, DOOR NO. 10, 24TH BLOCK, BEML LAYOUT, SRIRAMPURA 2ND STAGE, MYSURU-570 008 2. MR. SHANVAS .M @ SHANMUNDU S/O. MUHAMMED AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT H.NO. 6-4-369/16, BHOLAKPUR, SECUNDERABAD, A.P. - 560 003, ALSO AT D.NO.401, MUNDOLAKKAL PURATHUMKUDI, MAVOOR ROAD, CALICUT DISTRICT KERALA STATE - 682 301 &RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VISWANATH R. KABADAGI, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. SHEELA KRISHNA, ADVOCATE FOR R1 V/O DT.22/06/24, NOTICE TO R2 IS D/W) Digitally signed by PRASHANTH N V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2038 CRL.P No. 4406 of 2018 THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 27.10.2016 PASSED BY I ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, MYSORE IN P.C.NO.1763/2016 (NOW REGISTERED AS C.C.NO.2932/2016) DIRECTING TO REGISTERED CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST THE PETITIONER HEREIN FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 138 OF THE N.I. ACT AND ORDER OF ISSUANCE OF PROCESS AGAINST HIM AND ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN THE SAID CASE. THIS CRL.P, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner is absent. No representation. Learned counsel for respondent No.1 has filed a memo producing the copy of the order dated 29.12.2022 passed in C.C.No.2932/2016 on the file of the learned I Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Mysuru and submits that the criminal case for the offence punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act is already dismissed for default i.e. for non- - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:2038 CRL.P No. 4406 of 2018 prosecution. Therefore, the present petition has rendered infructuous. The memo and submission are placed on record. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as the same having rendered infructuous. SD/- (M G UMA) JUDGE MKM CT:VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17