- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25207 CRL.A No. 1001 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1001 OF 2024 (C) BETWEEN: K.T. MATHEW @ MANU AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS S/O. JOSEPH @ THANGACHHAN R/AT. ANKAJE HOUSE, PATLADI LAILA VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY - 574 214 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SANJAY YADAV .B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BELTHANGADY POLICE STATION BELTHANGADY, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001 2. SMT. DAYAMANI W/O RAVINDRANATH, AGED 54 YEARS, R/AT: PERUMUDA MANE, KOIYURU VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY - 574 214 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HARISH GANAPATHY, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S 374(2) CR.PC PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 04.05.2019, AND 08.05.2019 PASSED BY THE II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND (SPL. JUDGE) D.K., MANGALURU IN SPL.C.NO.77/2015, CONVICTING THE Digitally signed by SWAPNA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25207 CRL.A No. 1001 of 2024 APPELLANT/ACCUSED NO.2 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 376D OF IPC AND SECTION 5(G) P/U/S 6 OF POCSO ACT AND ETC., THIS CRL.A, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL JUDGMENT Appellant called out. Absent. The earlier counsel who was representing the appellant is before this Court and submits that even today morning, he informed the appellant about listing of the matter. It is noticed that, notice to respondent No.2 is not yet issued. Hence, the appeal is dismissed for default i.e., for non-prosecution. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE BH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13