IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 1^ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 200229 OF 2022 (378(Cr.PC)/419(BNSS)

BETWEEN:

AYESHA BANU D/O SHAYAMIDAPASHA AGED ABOUT: 28 YEARS, OCCU: HOUSE HOLD, R/O BADEBESA, SINDHANUR TOWN, TQ: SINDHANUR, DIST: RAICHUR – 584128.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI ARUNKUMAR AMARGUNDAPPA, ADV.)

AND:

SRI ANIL KUMAR S/O AMARAPPA KAMANUR AGED ABOUT: 32 YEARS, OCCU: MECHANIC, R/O SHOP NAME: AMARA CAR CARE, OPP: RANI VOINCE, GANGAVATHI ROAD, TQ: SINDHANUR, DIST: RAICHUR – 584128.

…RESPONDENT (BY MS. RANJITA ALAGAWADI, ADV.)

THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED U/S. 378 (4) OF CR.P.C, PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF ACQUITTAL OF ACCUSED/RESPONDENT DATED 07.06.2022 PASSED IN C.C.NO.344/2018, BY THE II ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT SINDHANUR FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF N.I. ACT AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED AS PER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 138 OF N.I. ACT.C) TO PASS SUCH ORDER OR ORDERS THAT, THIS HON’BLE COURT THINKS FIT TO PASS.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE