- 1 - CRL.A No. 1833 of 2021 NC: 2024:KHC:16143 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF APRIL, 2024 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1833 OF 2021 BETWEEN: SRI K SHRIKANTHA RAO S/O LATE K HARIRAMAKRISHNA RAO AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS RESIDING AT KAIVALYA NO.3/1, 2ND MAIN ROAD, 4TH BLOCK THYAGARAJANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 028 REP. BY HIS GPA HOLDER SRI V BALAKRISHNA RAO S/O LATE R VENKATA RAO RESIDING AT NO.75 RESHMENAGAR ADITHYA EXTENSION OF KANAKAPURA ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 062 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. MITHUN G A, ADVOCATE - ABSENT) AND: SRI M RAGHAVENDRA RAO M S/O LATE NARAYANA RAO AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/A MANANJE HOUSE, KAMALASHILE, KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.A IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(4) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO a) SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF ACQUITTAL DATED 28.09.2021 PASSED BY THE LEARNED LV ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE BENGALURU (CCH-56) IN CRL.A.NO.2288/2019 AND CONVICT THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - CRL.A No. 1833 of 2021 NC: 2024:KHC:16143 UNDER SECTION 138 OF THE NI ACT 1881, BY ALLOWING THE ABOVE CRIMINAL APPEAL; AND b) GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEF/S AS THIS HON'BLE COURT DEEMED FIT TO GRANT UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: JUDGMENT Learned counsel for appellant seeks short accommodation. His prayer is rejected as already sufficient time is granted and a conditional order is passed on 10.04.2024, to the effect that if the office objections are not complied within a period of one week, necessary orders would be passed today. Despite the same office objections have not been complied with. It appears appellant is not interested in prosecuting the appeal. Hence, appeal is dismissed for default. Sd/- JUDGE RR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12