- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4944 CRL.A No. 1021 of 2019 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. 1021 OF 2019 BETWEEN: V. GANESH S/O A VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT No.421 SHIRVENKATESHWARA MEDICALS 2ND FLOOR, GANAPATHIPURA, CHUNCHIGATTA MAIN ROAD BANGALORE – 560 062. …APPELLANT (BY SRI RAJASHEKAR B G, ADVOCATE - ABSENT) AND: MANJUNATHREDDY S/O PAPEREDDY AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT No.25, SAMPURNASHREE ITI LAYOUT HSR LAYOUT BANGALORE – 560 068. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI PRADEEP H S, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(4) Cr.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT DATED 27.02.2019, PASSED BY THE 12TH ADDITIONAL AND 37TH A.C.M.M., COURT BENGALURU SCCH-8 IN C.C.No.23360/2016, ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENTS/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFNECE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF THE N.I ACT AND ETC., Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4944 CRL.A No. 1021 of 2019 THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ADMISSION 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 19.04.2021, 13.12.2021, 12.01.2022, 18.02.2022 and 05.03.2022. 3. As learned counsel for the appellant was continuously absent, the Court notice has been issued. Inspite of service of notice neither appellant nor counsel are present. It appears that the appellant is not interested in prosecuting this matter. 4. Hence, the matter is dismissed for non- prosecution. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DSP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 26