IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE II DAY 00 AUust, 20 1 THE HON’BLE rvIRJUSTTCE BV.P1NT() iNiAI 4L2QQ II1’\ 1.E: !I i ‘t . I . I I. Ii’ 1’. I. ILI II . k’n. )i.l RI H’ ‘. \ S -. S I\ N iI— i. I I I IN. Ii . F’ .1 1 • ] . ,. • JUDGMENT TI-ins apnci is hind le ih-nuirej hn udement 3: 30.112005 passed by the Adtlh he ii iodae ( Jr. Dn and Ci M, Belgaum in C C. No, 1 53 2002 acqui wiw, 1. he accused of the ollenee under Sec. 1 38 of the Neaouahle Instruments Act, for short NLAet. 2. It. is submitted that t.he nc.cused has di.ecl 1 .82007 and hence, the learned counsel for the appellant has filed an application for bringing h legal representatives of the deceasethaccused on record He has filed an application for condonation of 3cm in thing the said anolicalion and for settinu asid..’ the obotemeni 3. Havina reacru :hr erouncis urec.c re application for condonation deiov of I 42ff des :.aused filing the application is condoned. NI sc Lr No. I 3on: 2011 is allowed .4 So far as the aplieoton 101’ brinaica the let ii representatives of the deceased anna serf s Ct men rncc.. the provision of Sec. 394 of (‘.rPc. ormides that tIc epreecootnos s ha ii final lv a hat,.e on t..h dcai. o . .h c’ acevi sed a ndth.e legal ,1 representatives are not In bit to be prosecuted respect of the ullence cummtted by eucuscu. The same i he r)roViion apphe ble tot an ()iCer UI uequittal tbr en uHenee under Sec. 13 01 the \I. Aet. Hence, the aopiieHtit)n hInd Ior brineine L.Rs of the m’enscd un record is imbie dismissed. Accordingly, Misc. Cr1. 16304/11 is dismissed, Consequently, Misc. Cr1. 1 o303/ 11 for setting eside the abatement is also dismissed. in the result, the appee i is closed as aba ted Sd/ JUDGE