THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1578 of 2001 JUDGMENT: 1. This Criminal Appeal is directed against the judgment dated 06.08.2001 in C.C. No.1147 of 1998 on the file of the XI Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad, whereunder and whereby the first respondent/accused was acquitted of the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 2. The appeal was admitted on 21.1.2002. Notices and reminders sent to first respondent/accused were returned unserved. So, on 20.4.2009, this court passed a conditional order directing the counsel for the appellant to furnish the correct and full address of the first respondent within a period of four weeks from that day, otherwise the appeal shall stand dismissed. The said order also has not been complied with. So, the said order has been given effect and consequently the appeal against the first respondent stood dismissed. In the absence of the first respondent, the appeal cannot be decided or determined. 3. The Criminal Appeal is, therefore, dismissed for non- prosecution. ---------------------- (K.C.Bhanu, J.) 19.10.2009 DRK THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1578 of 2001 Date: 13.10.2009 Between: Shyam Sunder Agarwal …Appellant And T.V.S.R. Koteswara Rao & another …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1578 of 2001 19.10.2009