- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15850-DB CRL.A No. 281 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 281 OF 2025 Between: Ramachandra M., S/o Late Muniyappa, Aged about 69 years, R/at No.11/2, Yellukunte Village, 3rd Sector, HSR Layout, Bengaluru - 560 068. …Appellant (By Sri R.Vinayaka Advocate for Sri Lakshmikanth K., Advocate) And: 1. State of Karnataka By HSR Layout Police Station Bengaluru By its State Public Prosecutor High Court Building, Bengaluru – 560 001. 2. S. Basha S/o S.K Ahamad, Aged about 73 years, 3. Moulaji S/o S.Basha Aged about 35 years, Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15850-DB CRL.A No. 281 of 2025 4. Shabeer Basha S/o S.Basha, Aged about 33 years, Respondents No.2 to 4 All are residing at No.5, Assessment No.41/2/5, Venkoji Rao Kahne, Mangammanapalya Main Road, 26th Cross, 7th Sector, HSR Layout, Bengaluru-560068. …Respondents (By Sri Vijaya Kumar Majage, SPP-II for R1) This Criminal Appeal is filed u/s 372 of Cr.P.C., praying to set aside the judgment and order of acquittal passed by the Learned XXXIX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, in C.C.No.23691/2018, dated 30.12.2024 and convict the accused persons. This Criminal Appeal, coming on for admission, this day, order was made therein as under: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR and HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR) The appellant’s counsel files a memo seeking permission to withdraw the appeal with liberty to file an appeal before the Sessions Court. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15850-DB CRL.A No. 281 of 2025 Memo is placed on record. Appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Liberty is granted to the appellant to file an appeal before the court having proper jurisdiction. Sd/- (SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR) JUDGE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11