- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:13970 CRL.A No. 431 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.431 OF 2020 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. T. MUNIRAJU, S/O THIRUMALAPPA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT MAHANTHALINGAPURA VILLAGE, JIGANI HOBLI, BENGALURU - 562 106. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. PRABHU RAO C.B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. M/S. PANCHAMUKHI ENTERPRISES, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR MR. GURUPRASAD, S/O MUNIRAJU, R/AT NO.2317, 1ST CROSS, BDA MAIN ROAD, BDA LAYOUT, HAL 3RD STAGE, MURUGESHPALYA, WARD NO.113, NEAR BHARATH VIHAR APARTMENT, BENGALURU-560 017. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. B.A. BELLIAPPA, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(4) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 27.12.2019 PASSED BY THE XXVI ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MAYO HALL, BENGALURU IN CRL.A.NO.25181/2018 BY CONFIRMING THE JUDGMENT DATED 18.09.2018 PASSED BY THE LVII ADDL. CHIEF METROPOLITAN Digitally signed by DEVIKA M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:13970 CRL.A No. 431 of 2020 MAGISTRATE, MAYO HALL, BENGALURU IN C.C.NO.53982/2015 - ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH ORAL JUDGMENT The learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo along with an affidavit seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the appeal. 2. The memo is taken on record. In terms of the memo, the criminal appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (H.P.SANDESH) JUDGE MD List No.: 2 Sl No.: 46