THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA CRIMINAL REVISION CASE No.1762 OF 2003 ORDER: The petitioner herein gave a report to Law and Order Police Station, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam, stating that on 11.11.2001, at about 4.30 pm., while she was going to the fields to draw milk from the she-buffalos, which are being grazed there, and when she reached the casurina thope of one Gopisetti Ramana, the third respondent herein-accused came from the opposite side and by catching hold of her hand forcibly dragged her into the said thope and pushed her onto the ground and holing her shoulders, committed rape. On the basis of the said report, a case in Crime No.427 of 2001 was registered against the respondent for the offence punishable under Section 376 IPC. After completion of investigation, a charge sheet was filed before the VIII Metropolitan Magistrate, Visakhapatnam, Gajuwaka, and on committal, the same was numbered as Sessions Case No.74 of 2002 on the file of the Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Visakhapatnam. During the course of trial, on behalf of the prosecution, P.Ws.1 to 11 were examined and Exs.P-1 to P-14 were marked, besides M.Os.1 to 6. On behalf of defence, no evidence was let in. However, as the Court below was not convinced with the said evidence let in by the prosecution, found the accused not guilty of the said offence and accordingly, acquitted him, vide judgment dated 19.05.2003. The State has not chosen to file any appeal against the said judgment. Hence, the de facto complainant-victim, who was examined as P.W-1, approached this Court and filed this Revision. This Court while admitting the Revision on 28.11.2003, issued notice to the third respondent herein. Even after lapse of seven years after filing of the Revision, the third respondent herein-accused is not served with notice, in which event, this Court cannot pass any orders ex parte. Accordingly, the Criminal Revision Case is dismissed. ___________________________________ JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA 28th October 2010 dr