- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23828 CRL.A No. 862 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 862 OF 2023 (C) BETWEEN: SRI. KRISHNA @ CHUNGURU, S/O. CHEMBA MAYEELA, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/AT: MAIYALA KANNAMGOLU COLONY HOUSE, DELAMPADY VILLAGE, KASARAGOD DISTRICT KERALA STATE - 671 543 (NOW IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY, CENTRAL PRISON, SHIVAMOGGA) …APPELLANT (BY SRI. TEJAS .N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SULLIA CIRCLE, SULLIA TALUK D.K. DISTRICT - 574 239 (REPRESENTED BY LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HCK, BANGALORE-01) 2. SRI. ANANDA, S/O. KORAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT NEKKILADKA PERAJE HOUSE, MANDEKOLU VILLAGE, SULLIA TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA - 574 239. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HARISH GANAPATHY, HCGP FOR R1 R2 - SD) Digitally signed by SWAPNA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23828 CRL.A No. 862 of 2023 THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S 374(2) CR.PC PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 03.12.2021 AND SENTENCE DATED 07.12.2021 PASSED BY THE V ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS AND SPL.JUDGE D.K., MANGALURU SITTING AT PUTTUR D.K, IN SPL.CASE NO.108/2015, CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 376 OF IPC AND SEC.4 OF POCSO ACT AND ETC., THIS CRL.A, COMING ON FOR HEARING - INTERLOCUTORY APPLN, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant has filed the memo seeking permission to withdraw the appeal. Memo is placed on record. Appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. In view of dismissal of the appeal, pending I.A.No.2/2023 also stands dismissed. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE MKM CT:VS List No.1 Sl No.9