Full Judgment
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JUNE, 2024 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 41 OF 2014 BETWEEN: G S VASUDEVA S/O CHANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS AGRICULTURIST R/O GORAHALLI VILLAGE BETTADAPURA HOBLI PIRIYAPATTANA TALUK …APPELLANT Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA (BY SRI HIREMATH M V, ADVOCATE - ABSENT) MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH AND: COURT OF KARNATAKA KUMARASETTY S/O LATE RUDRASETTY AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS AUTO DRIVER R/O C/O MADAIAH, DOOR No.321 2ND CROSS, RAMANUJA ROAD …RESPONDENT (BY SRI SHRIKARA P K, ADVOCATE - ABSENT)
THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.378(4) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED:3.7.13 PASSED BY THE CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, PERIYAPATNA IN C.C.No.509/2010 - ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 138 OF N.I. ACT AND ETC., -2- THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ARGUMENTS THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT
Learned counsel for the appellant is absent.
2. Learned counsel for the appellant was also
absent on 13.12.2023, 03.01.2024 and 11.01.2024. This Court on 11.01.2024 even noted absence of learned counsel for the appellant has granted an opportunity subject to the payment of cost of Rs.500/- payable to the Legal Service Authority. Inspite of the said order, learned counsel for the appellant neither paid cost nor appeared before the Court to argue the matter. It appears that appellant is not interested in prosecuting this matter.
3. Hence, the appeal is dismissed for non- prosecution. Sd/- JUDGE DSP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 53