- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6199 CRL.A No. 1597 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1597 OF 2022 (C) BETWEEN: MR VINODA G C S/O CHITTAIAH AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS R/O SRIGIRIPURA GOLLARAHATTI KUDUR HOBLI, MAGADI TLAUK RAMANAGARA DISTRICT 56210. …APPELLANT [BY SRI. GOPI K J., ADVOCATE (AB)] AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KUDUR POLICE STATION REP BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT COMPLEX BANGALORE 560001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP FOR R1 / STATE) THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S.374(2) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANT/S PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND ORDER OF SENTENCE DATED 18.01.2021 PASSED BY THE I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AND SPL.JUDGE AT RAMANAGARA IN SPL.C.NO.86/2019 AND THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED IS CONVICTED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 6 OF POCSO ACT. Digitally signed by MALATESH K C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6199 CRL.A No. 1597 of 2022 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR HEARING ON I.A., THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL JUDGMENT None appears for the appellant. Cost is not paid and de facto complainant is not made party despite granting sufficient time. Under such circumstance, appeal is dismissed for non- prosecution. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14