IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 422 OF 2014 BETWEEN:

RAMESHA S/O KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS PLUMBER, R/A H.NO.3036, V P BORE, HUNSUR TOWN MYSORE DISTRICT – 571 105.

…APPELLANT Digitally signe d by (BY SRI RAJANNA, ADVOCATE)

LAKSHMINARAYANA MUR THY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH AND:

COUR T OF KARNATAKA SMT. LAKSHMAMMA T W/O T HOMBEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS WORKING AS COOLIE AT PUBLIC BOYS PRE-METRIC HOSTEL BANNIKUPPE VILLAGE & POST KASABA HOBLI, HUNSUR TALUK MYSORE DISTRICT – 571 105.

…RESPONDENT (BY SMT. ROJA M R, ADVOCATE FOR SRI MAHANTESH S HOSMATH, ADVOCATE)

THIS CRL.A. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(4) Cr.P.C.

PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 04.04.2014 PASSED BY THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, HUNSUR IN C.C.No.326/2011 - ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF N.I.

ACT AND ETC.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR

ORAL JUDGMENT

1. This appeal is filed by the complainant challenging the judgment of acquittal dated 04.04.2014 pa