- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3724 CRL.A No. 494 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 494 OF 2024 (C) BETWEEN: LAKSHMANA @ LACHI S/O. HANUMANTHAPPA @ DODDANNA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT NO. 932, 1ST CROSS, NEAR ST. GORIOUS SCHOOL, SUPRAJANAGARA, KONANAKUNTE, BANGALORE-560 062. …APPELLANT (BY SRI SRINATHA G., ADV - ABSENT) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SHO, KONANAKUNTE PS, BENGALURU-560 062, REPRESENTED BY STATE BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE CITY. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP) THIS CRL.A IS FILED UNDER SECTION 374(2) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT CONVICTION AND SENTENCE PASSED BY THE LEARNED ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC I BENGALURU PASSED IN SPL.C.NO.195/2018 DATED 12.02.2024 AND PLEASED TO ACQUIT THE APPELLANT IN THE ABOVE CASE. Digitally signed by NANDINI MS Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3724 CRL.A No. 494 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 1. None appears for the appellant. 2. Office objections are not complied despite granting sufficient time. 3. This appeal came to be filed on 26.02.2024. Since office objections were not complied, in the interest of justice, as a last chance, this Court granted opportunity for the appellant to cure the office objections on payment of cost of Rs.500/- to the Karnataka State High Court Legal Services Committee. 4. Office note reflects that cost is not paid and office objections are not complied even after granting time on 16.01.2025. Accordingly, appeal is dismissed for non- prosecution. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE KK