- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5572 CRL.A No. 476 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 476 OF 2023 (A) BETWEEN: SMT. G. VASUDHA C/O PANDURANGA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.63, 2ND MAIN, 4TH CROSS, SARVABOUMA NAGARA, CHIKKALSANDRA, BENGALURU - 560 061. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. VENKATESH H.N, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. R.N NAGARAJA S/O LATE R NARAYAN AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.201, 5TH MAIN, MARENAHALLI, BENGALURU - 560 041. 2. SMT. P. JAYAMMA W/O LATE R. NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.615, MASJID ROAD, 3RD CROSS, PEERKHAN STREET, NAZARABAD, MYSORE - 570 010. 3. SMT. RAJESHWARI, W/O K.CHANDRASHEKAR, Digitally signed by MAYAGAIAH VINUTHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5572 CRL.A No. 476 of 2023 AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.201, 5TH MAIN, 5TH CROSS, TANK BUND ROAD MARENAHALLI, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 041. 4. SMT. UMADEVI R N W/O K. MAHADEV AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT NO.48/32, 20TH CROSS, BHUVANESHWARINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 023. …RESPONDENTS THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S.372 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL DATED 13.12.2022 PASSED BY THE XXXVII ADDL.C.M.M., BENGALURU IN C.C.NO.6775/2008 AS CONTRARY TO LAW AND ERRONEOUS AND CONSEQUENTLY CONVICT THE RESPONDENTS FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 498A OF IPC AND SECTION 3 AND 4 OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo dated 07.02.2025, which reads as under: "The above appeal is inadvertently filed before this Hon'ble Court as appeal is to be filed before the sessions Judge, Court at Bengaluru. Hence, the appellant be permitted to withdraw the above appeal with liberty to move before the Session Judge, Bengaluru in accordance with law, time spent before this Court may kindly be ordered to be kept in mind for the purpose criminal appeal to be filed before the Sessions Court, to meet the ends of justice. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:5572 CRL.A No. 476 of 2023 2. Memo is taken on record. 3. In view of the memo, the appeal is disposed of. Accordingly, the permission is accorded to the appellant to file an appeal before the Session Court. 4. Time spent in filing this appeal is to be considered while condoning the delay before the Sessions Judge. SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE KTY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1