- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26574 CRL.A No. 694 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 694 OF 2025 (C) BETWEEN: MR. AMITH KUMAR SHUKLA ALIAS AMITH, S/O. KESARINANDAN SHUKLA, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/AT NEAR DEVI PATHAN TEMPLE, AMARAVAKAL VILLAGE, BALAMPUR DISTRICT, UTTAR PRADESH - 271 201 (NOW IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY) …APPELLANT (BY SRI. KIRAN S.S., ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: 1. THE STATE BY YESHWANTHAPURA POLICE, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, ATTACHED TO HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001 2. SANJANA KUVAR W/O. KAMAL SINGH NO.03, 1ST FLOOR, 5TH CROSS, NEAR RAJARAJESHWARI, SCHOOL, YESHWANTHPURA, BENGALURU - 560 003 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HARISH GANAPATHY, HCGP FOR R1) THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S 374(2) CR.P.C (U/S 415(2) BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCES PASSED AGAINST HIM BY THE LEARNED ADDL. Digitally signed by SWAPNA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26574 CRL.A No. 694 of 2025 DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE, CHILDREN'S COURT (SPECIAL), AT BANGALORE, IN SPL.C.NO.2028/2022 DTD 24.06.2023 CONVICTING THE APPELLANT, FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 392, 394, 397, 450 OF IPC, 1860 AND TO ACQUIT HIM. THIS CRL.A, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant is absent. No representation. The order sheet dated 14.07.2025 reads as under: "Learned counsel for the appellant is absent. No representation. The appeal is listed for the third time for compliance of office objections. Even on the last date of hearing, the learned counsel for the appellant was absent and no representation. It appears that the appellant is not interested in prosecuting the matter. I do not find any reason to adjourn the matter. However, to afford one more opportunity, list this matter finally as a last chance on 17.07.2025." - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26574 CRL.A No. 694 of 2025 The office has raised objection regarding maintainability of the appeal, as the appellant has already filed Crl.A.No.1778/2023 impugning the Judgment of Conviction and Order of Sentence passed by the Trial Court. In view of the same, appeal is dismissed as not maintainable. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE SPV CT:VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4