IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1482 OF 2016 (A)

BETWEEN:

SRI. VINOD KUMAR M S S/O SOMASHEKAR M P AGED 34 YEARS #NO.772, AKSHAYA LAXMI NILAYA, VINAYAKA LAYOUT, NAGARBAVI 2^ND STAGE, BANGALORE-72 PRESENTLY RESIDING AT #NO.1004/1197, DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD, GIRINAGAR 2^ND STAGE, BANGALORE-85 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SRIRAM SINGH., ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by SRI. M.RAMU LAKSHMINARAYAN N Location: HIGH AGE ABOUT 55 YEARS COURT OF KARNATAKA R/AT #NO.24, VEERABHADRESHWARA NILAYA, 10^TH CROSS, KOTTIGEPALYA, MAGADI MAIN ROAD, BANGALORE-91 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. R.B. PRAKASH, ADV.)

THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.378(4) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 14.06.2016 PASSED BY THE XXII A.C.M.M., BANGALORE IN C.C.NO.20579/2015-ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 138 OF N.I. ACT.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA

ORAL JUDGMENT

1. The appellant/complainant has preferred this appeal against the order of Acquittal dated 14.06.2016 in C.C.No.20579/2015 pas