- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:292 CRL.A No. 300 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 300 OF 2024 (C) BETWEEN: SOMASHEKHAR S/O MADE HANUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT MSKAL VILLAGE GULURU VILLGE TUMAKURU TALUK TUMAKURUR DISTRICT 572102 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. NAGARATHNAMMA K N., ADVOCATE - ABSENT) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH WOMEN POLICE STATION TUMAKURU REPRSENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU 560001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP) THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S 374(2) CR.PC PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGEMENT DATED 23.01.2024 IN SPL.C.NO.502/2022 BY THE COURT OF THE LEARNED ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE (FTSC-I) AT TUMAKURU, CONVICTING THE APPELLANT / ACCUSED, FOR THE OFFENCE U/S 4 AND 8 OF POCSO ACT, 2012. Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:292 CRL.A No. 300 of 2024 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA JUDGMENT None present. Office objections are not complied despite granting sufficient opportunity. Accordingly, appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE RB