- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3727-DB CRL.A No. 552 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 552 OF 2023 Between: Sri Lakshmikanth @ Kantha S/o Hanumantharayappa Aged about 39 years R/o Seetakallu Urdigere Hobli Tumakuru-572140 Presently at Convict No.3073 Central Prison Dharwad, Saidapur Dharwad, Karnataka-580008 …Appellant (By Smt. Nirmala K., Advocate) And: The State of Karnataka Kyathsandra Police Station Represented by State Public Prosecutor High Court of Karnataka Bengaluru-560001. …Respondent (By Sri Vijaykumar Majage, SPP-II) This Criminal Appeal is filed u/s.374(2) Cr.P.C. praying to set aside the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 03.05.2014 passed by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Tumakuru in S.C.No.103/2013 for the offence p/u/s 302 of IPC. This Criminal Appeal, coming on for orders, this day, judgment was made therein as under: Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3727-DB CRL.A No. 552 of 2023 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR) Appellant’s counsel has filed a memo stating that the appellant is eligible for early release from the jail in view of his conduct. It is also stated that the advisory board will consider the matter in the meeting. Therefore the appellant wants to withdraw this appeal. Since memo is filed on the instructions of the appellant, memo is placed on record and appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR) JUDGE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE SD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1