- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3417 CRL.A No. 1912 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1912 OF 2021 (C) BETWEEN: RAJU @ RAJA S/O AJJAPPA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT NEAR BHARATH PRESS MAROLI PADAVVU KULSHEKARA POST MANGALORE-575 001 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. TALHA ISMAIL BENGRE, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH THE POLICE INSPECTOR WOMAN POLICE STATION PANDESHWAR, MANGALURU-575 001 REPRESENTED BY THE LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU-560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP) THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S.374(2) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION DATED 27.09.2021 AND ORDER OF SENTENCE DATED 30.09.2021, PASSED BY THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-1 (POCSO) D.K., MANGALUR IN S.C.NO.36/2016, CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE Digitally signed by MALATESH K C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3417 CRL.A No. 1912 of 2021 P/U/S.376 OF IPC AND SEC.4 AND SEC.506 OF IPC AND 6 OF POCSO ACT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL JUDGMENT Despite granting sufficient time, victim is not made as a party. The accused has been convicted for the offence punishable under the provisions of POCSO Act. Accordingly, appeal is not maintainable. The appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE NS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15