IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

DHARWAD BENCH

DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021

BEFORE

THE HON9BLE MR. JUSTICE P. KRISHNA BHAT

CRL.P. NO. 101561 OF 2020

BETWEEN:

SMT. K. SUREKHA W/O K. SRINIVAS SETTY

AGE:44 YEARS, OCC:HOUSEWIFE, PARTNER OF FIRM,

R/O 8^TH WARD, VENKATESHWAR NILAY,

PARVATHI NAGAR, NEAR CHAGI ADENA HOUSE,

SIRUGUPPA-583121, DISTRICT-BALLARI.

&PETITIONER

(BY SRI. DAYANAND M BANDI, ADV.)

AND:

A. SANTOSH KUMAR

S/O LATE PANDURANG SETTY

AGE:45 YEARS, OCC:BUSINESS,

R/O 18^TH WARD, #24,

SADASHIV NAGAR, BALLARI ROAD,

SIRUGUPPA-583121, DIST:BALLARI.

&RESPONDENT

(BY SRI. R.M. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE)

THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C.

PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 20.10.2015 PASSED BY THE

COURT OF CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, SIRUGUPPA IN CC NO.1104/2015

(PC NO.84/2015) IN TAKING COGNIZANCE OF THE OFFENCE

PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS

ACT AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER AND CONSEQUENTLY TO QUASH

THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN CC NO.1104/2015

PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, SIRUGUPPA.

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THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE

COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

ORDER

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