- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47358 CRL.A No. 229 of 2013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 229 OF 2013 (A) BETWEEN: SRI NARAYANAPPA S/O LATE RAMAYYA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT VADDARAHATTI BYADANUR POST PAVAGADA TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. P. N. NANJA REDDY., ADV.) AND: 1. THE STATE BY PAVAGADA POLICE STATION, TUMKUR DISTRICT. 2. SRI. RAMESH S/O SIDDALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS 3. SRI. JAYARAMA S/O SIDDALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS 4. SRI. SHIVARAJA S/O ERANNA AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS 5. SRI. SURESH S/O ERANNA AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYAN N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47358 CRL.A No. 229 of 2013 6. SRI. SHIVANNA S/O JOGAPPA AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS 7. SRI. NAGARAJ S/O ERANNA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS ALL ARE R/AT VADDARAHATTI, BYADANUR POST, PAVAGADA TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY KUM. ASMA KOUSER, ADDL SPP. FOR R1, SRI. T.J. MARIYAPPA, ADV. FOR R2 TO 7.) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S. 372 CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL DATED:29.11.12 PASSED BY THE III ADDL. S.J., TUMKUR IN SPL.C.NO.58/12 - ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 143, 148, 323, 324, 504, 506, 509 R/W 149 OF IPC AND U/S 3 cl. (i) SUB cl.(x) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT R/W 149 OF IPC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ARGUMENTS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA ORAL JUDGMENT The complainant/appellant-Narayanappa has filed this appeal under Section 372 of Code of Criminal Procedure. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47358 CRL.A No. 229 of 2013 2. The appellant is absent. No representation made on behalf of the appellant. 3. That on 15.10.2025 this Court has passed on order to re-list this matter for arguments finally on 03.11.2025. On 03.11.2025 also appellant counsel absent and no representation made on behalf of the appellant and the case was posted to 18.11.2025. 4. Today also there is no representation on behalf of the appellant. The appellant has no interest to prosecute the case. Hence, appeal is dismissed for non- prosecution. Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE KBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37