- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2651 CRL.A No. 1140 of 2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1140 OF 2015 BETWEEN: SRI SAMPANGI REDDY S/O LATE C.RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS No.153, 3RD B MAIN 13TH ‘B’ CROSS, B SECTOR YELAHANKA NEW TOWN BANGALORE - 56. …APPELLANT (BY SRI H N MANJUNATH, ADVOCATE – ABSENT) AND: SRI K.VISWANATHA ACHARYA S/O VASU ACHARYA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS No.525, 9TH CROSS VINAYAKA NAGARA ANNASANDRA PALYA H.A.L. POST BANGALORE - 17. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI RASHEED KHAN, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(4) Cr.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 16.09.2014 PASSED BY THE XVIII A.C.M.M., BANGALORE IN C.C.No.19336/2011-ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF N.I. ACT. Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2651 CRL.A No. 1140 of 2015 THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ARGUMENTS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for appellant is absent. There is on representation for the appellant. Learned counsel for appellant was absent on 21.12.2023, 14.06.2024, 05.07.2024 and 05.08.2024. Considering the said aspect, it appears, that the appellant is not interested in prosecuting the appeal. Hence, the appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE LRS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 58