- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2743 CRL.A No. 481 of 2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 481 OF 2012 BETWEEN: INSPECTOR OF CUSTOMS HEAD QUARTERS PREVENTIVE UNIT BANGALORE - 560 001. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. JEEVAN J. NEERALAGI, ADVOCATE – ABSENT) AND: Ms. NJOKI SUSAN FEMALE : DOB 27.03.1078 NAIROBI WEST, PLOT No.LR778 HOUSE No.IB, POSTAL CODE-72052 (0020) KENYA, HOLDER OF PASSPORT ISSUED BY THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA BEARING No. A02627. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. K.S. VISHWANATH, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(2) Cr.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 31.10.2011 PASSED BY THE XXXIII ACC & SJ & SPL. JUDGE (NDPS), BANGALORE IN SPL.C.C.No.174/2009 - ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCES U/S 8(c) PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 21(c),23(c) AND 28 OF N.D.P.S. ACT. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2743 CRL.A No. 481 of 2012 ORAL JUDGMENT The appeal is of the year 2012. The appeal is passed over and taken up again at 4.21 p.m. The learned counsel for the appellant is not present. There is no representation on appellant side. 2. Hence, the appeal is dismissed for non- prosecution. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DSP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 45