Sri B Lingaraju v. Smt Radhika S
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru; CRL.A No. 1141 of 2023; decided 11.02.2025 by Shivashankar Amaranavar, J. Dismissal of a criminal appeal for non-prosecution / non-compliance of office objections. Appellant: B. Lingaraju (complainant, aged 67, Pandavapura, Mandya district; advocate Anil Kumar H.S., absent). Respondent: Radhika S (accused, Mysore). Appeal under Ss. 397/401 Cr.P.C. against the first-appellate judgment dated 27.02.2023 in Crl.A.No.5048/2021 (III Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Mandya, Srirangapatna), which had set aside the conviction and sentence dated 27.11.2021 in C.C.No.868/2018 (Senior Civil Judge & JMFC, Pandavapura). Counsel absent on 06.11.2024 and again at hearing; fifth listing; no merits argued; no precedent cited; no quantum or costs.
What did the court decide?
The appellant was not interested in prosecuting the appeal: his counsel was absent on 06.11.2024 and again on the date of this judgment, and office objections remained uncomplied with at the fifth listing despite a final one-week chance having been granted.