THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.DURGA PRASAD CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1668 OF 2004 ORDER: This appeal is directed against the dismissal of the complaint filed by the appellant under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act for non appearance of the complainant. When the matter coming up for hearing on the last date of hearing i.e. on 23.11.2011, the respondent’s counsel has represented that the matter is already settled before the Lok-adalat, but he could not disclose the date of settlement before the Lok-adalat. The complaint before the lower Court was already dismissed on 10.07.2003. Since the appellant is not appearing before this Court, I hold that there is no justification in continuing the proceedings in this appeal. Hence, the appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution. _______________________ P.DURGA PRASAD, J 25th November, 2011 Ksp