- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4515 CRL.A No. 71 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 71 OF 2019 BETWEEN: SMT. VANITHA N W/O SRI CHOWDAPPA AGE 29 YEARS, OCC: C/O K P LOKESH, II CROSS 8TH BLOCK KORAMANGALA VILLAGE OPP: KORAMANGALA POLICE STATION BENGALURU – 560 095. …APPELLANT (BY SRI CHANDRASHEKAR C CHANASPUR, ADVOCATE - ABSENT) AND: SRI RAMAKRISHNAIAH S/O C NAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS P.C. No.64, PRESENTLY WORKING AS HC-124), No.400, BLOCK No.34 K.S.R.P., HUDCO QUARTERS KORAMANGALA BENGALURU – 560 034. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI J R JAGADISH, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.A IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(4) Cr.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 06.10.2018, PASSED BY THE VI ADDITIONAL SMALL CAUSES JUDGE AND XXXI A.C.M.M., BANGALORE CITY IN C.C.No.20586/2016, ACQUITTING THE Digitally signed by HEMAVATHY GANGABYRAPPA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4515 CRL.A No. 71 of 2019 RESPONDENTS/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF THE N.I ACT AND ETC., 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. There is no representation for the appellant. Learned counsel for the respondent is present. Learned counsel for the appellant was also not present on 15.01.2025. The appeal is of the year 2019 and it is listed today for admission. There are no grounds for adjourning the matter. It appears that the appellant is not interested in prosecuting the appeal. Hence, the appeal is dismissed for non prosecution. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE GH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28