- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3112 CRL.A No. 200346 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 200346 OF 2024 (378(Cr.PC)/419(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHRI POUDAPPA S/O RAMAPPA, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. OOTY VILLAGE, TQ. DEVADURGA …APPELLANT (BY SRI YASHAS S. DIKSHIT, ADVOCATE) AND: BALAYYA S/O BASAVARAJ, AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. HULIGUDDA VILLAGE, TQ. DEVADURGA, DIST. RAICHUR …RESPONDENT THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(4) OF CR.PC., PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF ACQUITTAL DATED 30.09.2022 PASSED BY THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, DEVADURGA, IN C.C. NO.260/2020 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF N.I. ACT AND TO CONVICT THE ACCUSED FOR THE SAID OFFENCE BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL. Digitally signed by SUMITRA SHERIGAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3112 CRL.A No. 200346 of 2024 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. SRISHANANDA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. SRISHANANDA) 1. Learned counsel Sri Yashas S. Dikshit for the appellant is absent. 2. Sufficient time is granted to cure the office objections. 3. Petition came to be filed on 02.12.2024. Till today the office objections are not complied with. 4. Hence, the petition is dismissed for non- prosecution. Sd/- (V. SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SBS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7