A Nishar Ahmed v. Kailash Chandra Gaur
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; CRL.A No. 1426 of 2022; Justice Shivashankar Amaranavar; decided 27.02.2025; appeal under S.378(4) Cr.P.C. against acquittal dated 29.06.2022 by the XXIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru in C.C.No.389/2020; dismissed for non-prosecution (counsel absent, requisites not furnished); parties: A Nishar Ahmed (appellant) v. Kailash Chandra Gaur (respondent/accused); advocate: Sri Hiremath S S (absent). Keywords: non-prosecution, acquittal appeal, Cr.P.C. 378(4), requisites.
What did the court decide?
The appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution: the appellant's counsel was absent, requisites were not furnished despite two weeks' time granted on 08.01.2025, and the appellant appears not interested in prosecuting the appeal. ¶23