- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:535 CRL.A No. 912 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 912 OF 2024 (C) BETWEEN: KESHAVA NAIK, S/O NAGARAJ NAIK, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/A GULLANAGUDDEE, MUDDUMANE, SHIRROR VILLAGE, BRAHMAVARA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SUDHANVA D.S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY WOMEN POLICE STATION, UDUPI DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 01. 2. NAYANA, D/O GOPAL NAIK, R/A HOLEJEDDU, SHIROOR MUDDUMANE, 33RD SHIROOR VILLAGE, BRAHMAVARA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA EERAPPA, HCGP FOR R1) Digitally signed by MALATESH K C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:535 CRL.A No. 912 of 2024 THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED U/S.374(2) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 12.01.2024 PASSED IN SPL.C.NO.36/2023 ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE FTSC-1, UDUPI AND ACQUIT THE APPELLANT BY ALLOWING THE ABOVE APPEAL. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL JUDGMENT Office objections are not complied despite granting sufficient time. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed for non prosecution. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SNC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6 CT: BHK