- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:11958 CRL.A No. 1758 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1758 OF 2019 (A) BETWEEN: SRI. RANGASWAMY C.H S/O HONNAIAH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.10/12 4TH MAIN, 9TH CROSS BANASHANKARI 3RD STAGE SRINIVASANAGAR BENGALURU-560 085 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. K.G. KUMARA, ADVOCATE - [VC]) AND: SRI. HANUMANTHA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT NO 149/150, 2ND FLOOR 3RD CROSS, HRISHIKESHNAGAR HOSKERIHALLI BENGALURU-560 085 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. GIREESHA J.T, ADVOCATE - [ABSENT]) THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S.378(4) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF ACQUITTAL DATED 25.07.2019 PASSED CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.56/2017 ON THE FILE OF THE LX ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU (CCH-61) VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND CONSEQUENTLY MODIFY THE RECORD OF CONVICTION AGAINST THE RESPONDENT PASSED BY THE XXII ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE BENGALURU CITY IN Digitally signed by SHAKAMBARI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:11958 CRL.A No. 1758 of 2019 C.C.NO.12313/2016 DATED 15.12.2016 VIDE ANNEXURE -B , ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENTS/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 138 OF NI ACT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant appeared through Video Conference and submits that he may be permitted to withdraw this appeal. 2. His submission is placed on record. 3. In view of submission of the learned counsel for the appellant, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR) JUDGE Sk/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9