- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6269 CRL.A No. 481 of 2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 481 OF 2015 BETWEEN: SRI. R. GOPALAKRISHNA REDDY S/O SRI A.V. RAMAIAH REDDY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT NO.444, 28TH MAIN HSR LAYOUT, BENGALURU …APPELLANT (BY SRI. S. SYED BASHA, ADVOCATE – [ABSENT]) AND: SMT. ANJINAMMA W/O SRI. MARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT CHIKKAJALA VILLAGE JALA HOBLI BENGALURU NORTH TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ARAVIND M. NEGLUR, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.378(4) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED:6.5.2014, PASSED BY THE 15TH ACMM, BENGALURU, IN C.C.NO.25601/09 AND CONVICT THE ACCUSED U/S 255(2) OF CR.PC BY IMPOSING PENALTY WITH DOUBLE OF THE CHEQUE AMOUNT AS COMPENSATION - ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 138 OF N.I. ACT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by HEMAVATHY GANGABYRAPPA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6269 CRL.A No. 481 of 2015 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant is absent. There is no representation on the appellant side. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant was also absent on 18.03.2021, 18.12.2023, 26.02.2024. 3. The appeal is of the year 2015. Inspite of granting sufficient opportunity, learned counsel for the appellant is not present to argue this matter. It appears that the appellant is not interested in prosecuting this matter. 4. Hence, the appeal is dismissed for non- prosecution. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DSP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 58