- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4945 CRL.A No. 1359 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1359 OF 2022 BETWEEN: RANGASWAMY S/O GIRIAPPA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS OCC: AUTO DRIVER R/AT No.700, 5TH MAIN, 2ND CROSS KAMALANAGARA BENGALURU – 560 079. PRESENTLY RESIDING AT: No.384, 3RD MAIN ROAD 2ND CROSS, KAMALANAGARA BENGALURU – 560 079. …APPELLANT (BY SRI BASAVAIAH C, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI PURUSHOTHAM J NAIDU S/O M JAYARAMA NAIDU AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS OCC: REAL ESTATE & P.G R/O. No.431, 5TH CROSS NEAR SAIBABA TEMPLE CHOWDESHWARINAGAR LAGGERE BENGALURU – 560 058. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI MOHAN MURTHY, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4945 CRL.A No. 1359 of 2022 THIS CRL.A. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(4) Cr.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 18.09.2017 PASSED BY THE COURT OF THE XXII ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE BENGALURU CITY FOR ACQUITTAL OF THE ACCUSED IN C.C.No.18156/2015 BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL AND FURTHER BE PLEASED TO PASS APPROPRIATE ORDER IS IN FAVOUR OF THE APPELLANT UPON CONSIDERATION OF ALL THESE DOCUMENTARY AND ORAL EVIDENCE OF THE APPELLANT AND ETC., THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant is absent. No representation on the appellant side. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant was also absent on 04.01.2024, 20.01.2024, 08.02.2024, 20.02.2024, 04.04.2024 and 05.07.2024. It appears that the appellant is not interested in prosecuting this matter. 3. Hence, the matter is dismissed for non- prosecution. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DSP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35