IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE K. N. PHANEENDRA CRL.P. NO.6479 OF 2019 BETWEEN VINAY KUMAR @ VINI, S/O. SRIPAALAPPA, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/AT C/O. RANGANATH, 4TH CROSS, NEAR MARUTHI TALKIES ROAD, NEAR CHICKEN SHOP, KASTURINAGARA, RAJGOPALANAGAR, BENGALURU-560058.
... PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.KRISHNE GOWDA, ADVOCATE -ABSENT) AND STATE OF KARNATAKA STATE BY RAJGOPALANAGAR P.S., REP. BY HIGH COURT GOVT PLEADER, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560001.
… RESPONDENT (BY SRI. HONNAPPA, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 439 CR.P.C PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE PETITIONER ON BAIL IN CR.NO.401/2019 OF RAJAGOPALA NAGARA POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 366, 354, 376 OF I.P.C., UNDER SECTION 6 OF POCSO ACT, 2012 AND SECTION 6 OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT.
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER The Order Sheet discloses that, on 19.11.2019, also there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner. Therefore, on that day, as a last chance, the case was adjourned to 21.11.2019 with an observation that, if on the next date of hearing, the petitioner’s counsel does not appear and assist the Court for disposal of the petition, the petition will be dismissed for non-prosecution.
Even today ie., on 21.11.2019, the matter having been passed over in the Morning Session, when called in the Afternoon Session, neither the petitioner nor his counsel present. There is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. It appears, the petitioner has no interest to prosecute the case. Therefore, the petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.
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JUDGE KGR*