- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20995 CRL.A No. 919 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.919 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MR. BHARATH T. AGED 27 YEARS S/O TIRUMALA, R/AT NO.161, TULASI'S HOUSE, 4TH CROSS, NEAR 15TH F BUS STOP, KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT 1ST STAGE, BENGALURU CITY KARNATAKA-560 078. …APPELLANT [BY SRI RENSPRE PRITHESH D'SOUZA, ADVOCATE (VC)] AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BANASHANKARI POLICE STATION BENGALURU REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE-560 001. 2. SMT. MAHADEVAMMA W/O. RAMESH AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT. NO.331, 1ST MAIN AMBEDKAR NAGAR BANASHANKARI 2ND STAGE BENGALURU - 560 070. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI HARISH GANAPATHY, HCGP FOR R.1.) Digitally signed by SWAPNA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20995 CRL.A No. 919 of 2025 THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 374(2) OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF SENTENCE DATED 21.11.2024, PASSED BY THE HON'BLE FTSC-1 ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU IN SPECIAL CASE NO.1766/2023 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 363, 341 OF IPC AND SECTIONS 8 AND 10 OF POCSO ACT AND ORDER THE ACQUITTAL OF THE ACCUSED/APPELLANT HEREIN OF THE CHARGES LEVELLED AGAINST HIM IN THE ABOVE CASE, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the appeal may be dismissed as withdrawn. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE VMB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9