IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.P.BALACHANDRAN THURSDAY, THE 17TH JANUARY 2008 / 27TH POUSHA 1929 CRL.A.No. 63 of 2001() ---------------------- ST.791/1998 of CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE COURT, PALAKKAD .................... APPELLANT: ----------- SUDHAKARAN, S/O.LATE VELU, CHANGANARA KALAN, KIZHAKKETHARA, KOLLENGODE, CHITTUR, TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.R.S.KALKURA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. A.SAJIMON, KARAVANMOOLA HOUSE, KARUMAM, KARAVAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SRI.P.RAVINDRA BABU THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.P.BALACHANDRAN, J. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Crl.Appeal No. 63 of 2001 (A) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated this the 17th day of January, 2008 J U D G M E N T Appeal was admitted and notice was issued on 08/02/2001. Notice was taken out once in May 2002 and that was returned unserved stating addressee not found. Thereafter, no steps are taken. Service to the first respondent is not complete in this criminal appeal, filed on 12/01/2001, despite lapse of seven years. Appeal is against acquittal of accused in S.T.No.791/1998, filed 10 years back. I am of the view that this appeal does not deserve to be retained any further. In the result, I dismiss this appeal. K.P.BALACHANDRAN, Judge ms