Smt N Kiran Kumari v. Sri a Babu
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru; NC: 2025:KHC:469; CRL.A No. 1071 of 2013; Justice Shivashankar Amannavar; oral judgment dated 08-01-2025; appeal under Section 378(4) Cr.P.C. challenging acquittal dated 06.04.2013 in CRL.A.No.469/2012 (F.T.C.-III, Mayo Hall Unit, Bangalore) and seeking restoration of conviction dated 30.06.2012 in C.C.No.60961/2009 (XIV A.C.M.M., Bangalore); dismissed for non-prosecution due to repeated absence of appellant's counsel (Sri H K Thimme Gowda, absent); respondent represented by Sri K V Shiva Reddy; no appearance despite final opportunity granted on 27.11.2024; merits not considered; no cases cited; no costs or quantum awarded.
What did the court decide?
The Court held that there were no grounds to adjourn the appeal, which was of the year 2013 and had already been given a final opportunity on 27.11.2024, notwithstanding the continued absence of counsel for the appellant.