Vaggari Pushpa v. Lebaki Venu
Case brief
What is this about?
Telangana High Court dismisses victim/de facto complainant's criminal appeal (CRLA No. 232 of 2025) against a 2011 trial-court judgment (S.C.No.16 of 2009, Special Court for SC & ST (POA) Act, Ranga Reddy District at L.B. Nagar) solely because the appellant failed to comply with the 28.10.2022 direction to serve personal notice (registered post acknowledgment due) on the accused and furnish proof of service; leave under s.378(3) Cr.P.C. and 2716-day delay condonation under s.5 Limitation Act thereby rendered infructuous; Registry directed to number the dismissed appeal following 2017(2) ALD (Crl.) 984. Keywords: non-service of notice, s.372 Cr.P.C. appeal by de facto complainant, POA Act special court, numbering of dismissed appeals.
What did the court decide?
I.A.No.1 of 2019 is dismissed on the ground of non-service of notice on the respondent-accused, the appellant having filed neither proof of service nor proof of sending the directed personal notice.