- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46561 CRL.A No. 178 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 178 OF 2024 (A) BETWEEN: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY LOKAYUKTA POLICE TUMKUR DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY THE SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE 560 001 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. B. B. PATIL, ADV.) AND: C. CHETHAN KUMAR S/O DODDA VIRUPANNA AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS VILLAGE ACCOUNTANT RAYACHARALU CIRCLE NAGALAMADIKE HOBLI, PAVAGADA TALUK R/O RAMAREDDY'S HOUSE BEHIND KEB OFFICE, KUVEMPU NAGARA PAVAGADA NATIVE OF: WARD NO.11 AGASARA ONI, OPP. KAMPLI TOWN POLICE STATION BALLARI DISTRICT …RESPONDENT (NOTICE NOT ORDERED IN R/O RESPONDENT.) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S 378(1) CR.PC PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 28.12.2021 ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT PASSED BY THE HON'BLE VII ADDITIONAL SESSIONS AND SPECIAL JUDGE AT TUMKUR IN SPECIAL CASE 347/2022 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 7(a) OF THE P.C. ACT, 1988, AND CONSEQUENTLY CONVICT THE RESPONDENT FOR THE SAID OFFENCES. Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYAN N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46561 CRL.A No. 178 of 2024 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA ORAL JUDGMENT This Appeal by the State is preferred against the judgment of acquittal dated 28th December, 2021 passed in Special Case No.347 of 2022 by the VII Additional Sessions and Special Judge, Tumkur. There is delay of 603 days in preferring this appeal. IA.II of 2024 is filed under Section 5 of Limitation Act seeking condonation of delay of 603 days caused in preferring the appeal. Today, by a separate order IA.II of 2024 came to be dismissed. 2. In view of dismissal of IA.II of 2024 seeking to condone the delay of 603 days in filing the appeal, consequently, appeal is also dismissed. Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE LNN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8