- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1564 CRL.A No. 25 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 25 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI MANOHARA M N S/O LATE NARAYAN AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS WORKING AS FIRST DIVISION ASSISTANT IN THE OFFICE OF TAHSILDAR AT SRIRANGAPATNA SRIRANGAPATNAN TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 438. PERMANENT RESIDENT OF No.561, 2ND CROSS UDAYGIRI MANDYA CITY MANDYA - 571 401. …APPELLANT (BY SRI MAHADEVA SWAMY M, ADVOCATE – ABSENT) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY MADDUR POLICE STATION MADDUR TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 401. 2. SRI SURESH R S/O RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS RESIDING AT ABALAVADI VILLAGE Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1564 CRL.A No. 25 of 2024 KOPPA HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B LAKSHMAN, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.A IS FILED UNDER SECTION 14(A) OF SC/ST ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 11.10.2023 IN SPL.C.C.No.52/2019 JUDGMENT PASSED BY THE V ADDL.SESSION JUDGE AT MANDYA AND ALLOW THE APPEAL BY CONVICTING THE ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 341, 323, 504, 506, 353 OF IPC AND SEC.3(1)(r)(s) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT AND ETC., THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL JUDGMENT 1. Learned counsel for appellant is absent. No representation. 2. This Court on 20.11.2024 has passed the following order: “Learned counsel for the appellant is absent. No representation. The appeal is of the year 2024 and it is listed for third time for compliance of office objections. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1564 CRL.A No. 25 of 2024 I do not find any reason to adjourn the matter, however, to afford final opportunity, list this matter after one week.” 3. This appeal is listed today for non-compliance of office objections for the fourth time. Inspite of granting sufficient time office objections are not complied. It appears, that the appellant is not interested in prosecuting the appeal. Hence, appeal is dismissed for non-compliance of office objections. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE LRS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8