- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33863 CRL.A No. 1979 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1979 OF 2021 BETWEEN: ZAREEN TAJ W/O PARVEEZ KHAN AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT SULTAN PALYA MAIN ROAD R.T NAGAR POST KANAKA NAGAR, BANGALORE - 32 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. MAHIBOOB MAKASHI AND SRI. IQBAL AHMED KHAN, ADVOCATE - ABSENT) AND: 1. MANI P S/O PARAMESHWARN AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT 2ND FLOOR SRIPADA ENCLAVE YELACHENAHALI BANGALORE - 560 062 2. JAYAMMA W/O MANI P AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT 2ND FLOOR SRIPADA ENCLAVE YELACHENAHALI BANGALORE - 560 062 …RESPONDENTS THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.378(4) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF ACQUITTAL Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33863 CRL.A No. 1979 of 2021 U/S.138 OF NI ACT DATED 25.10.2021 IN C.C.NO.19594/2018 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE XIV ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU BY ALLOWING THE APPEAL. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT This Court on 19.12.2024 has passed the following order: "Learned counsel for the appellant is absent. No representation. The petition is of the year 2022. It is listed for fourth time for compliance of office objections. I do not find any reason to adjourn the matter. However, to afford a final opportunity, as a last chance, one week time is granted to comply with the office objections. Subsequently, the matter was listed on 03.02.2025 and even on that, since there was no representation for the appellant, the matter was adjourned by two weeks. Even today, though the matter is called twice, there is no representation for the appellant. This shows that the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33863 CRL.A No. 1979 of 2021 appellant is not interested to prosecute the appeal. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution. SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE PKS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5