IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU CRIMINAL APPEAL No.59 OF 2002 Between: M/s. TCI Finance Limited ..... Appellant/Complainant AND 1. Mr. Debkumar Gupta 2. The Sate of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. ..... Accused/Respondents The Court made the following: JUDGMENT: The complainant filed the criminal appeal under Section 378(4) of Cr.P.C., 1973, challenging the judgment, dated 27.09.2001, in C.C.No.654 of 1998, on the file of the learned XI Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad, whereunder and whereby, A3 was found not guilty for the offence for the offence punishable under Sections 138 read with 141(1) and 141(2) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 2. The criminal appeal is filed against A3 only. This Court by order, dated 21.04.2009, directed the appellant to furnish the correct address of the 1st respondent within a period of four weeks from that date and failing which, the criminal appeal shall stand dismissed. The appellant has not furnished the correct address of the 1st respondent herein. 3. Therefore, the criminal appeal is dismissed against the 1st respondent. In the absence of the 1st respondent, the appeal cannot be determined and decided. 4. Hence the criminal appeal is dismissed for non- prosecution. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ K.C. BHANU, J Date: 25th August, 2009 KL