- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4776 CRL.A No. 296 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 296 OF 2022 BETWEEN: SRI LINGARAJU S/O SHIVARAMU AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/O 2216, 2ND FLOOR 12TH MAIN ROAD, ‘A’ BLOCK RAJAJINAGAR, 2ND STAGE BENGALURU – 560 010. …APPELLANT (BY SRI SARAVANA P, ADVOCATE - ABSENT) AND: SRI GURULINGU G S/O GUTHALA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS R/AT No.2536 SRI M VISHWESHRAIAH LAYOUT 6TH BLOCK BANGALORE – 560 010. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI GIRISH, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(4) Cr.P.C PRAYING TO MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 21.02.2021 IN C.C.No.9982/2019 BY THE XIII ACMM, BANGALORE FOR THE AFORESAID CASE RECORDING THE ACQUITTAL OF THE ACCUSED/RESPONDENT FOR AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF N.I ACT AND ETC., Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4776 CRL.A No. 296 of 2022 THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant is absent. 2. Learned counsel for the respondent is absent. 3. Learned counsel for the appellant was also absent on 22.06.2024, 04.12.2024 and 15.01.2025. 4. The appeal is of the year 2022 and it is listed today for admission and consideration of IA Nos.1 and 2 of 2022. Inspite of granting sufficient time, learned counsel for the appellant has not choosen to appear and argue the matter. It appears that, the appellant is not interested in prosecuting this matter. 5. Hence, the appeal is dismissed for non- prosecution. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DSP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29