- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3442 CRL.A No. 1436 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1436 OF 2024 (C) BETWEEN: MR. MUDDA @ MUDDANARASIMHAIAH S/O NARASIMHAIAH @ CHIKKAHUDUGAIAH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT BOMMENAHALLIPALYA HUTRIDURGA HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK TUMKURU DISTRICT-5 (NOW IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY) UTP 1078/18 TUMAKURU DATED 08.12.2018 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. KIRAN S S, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE BY KUNIGAL POLICE REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ATTACHED TO HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE – 560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP) THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S 374(2) OF CR.PC PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE PASSED AGAINST HIM BY THE LEARNED PRINCIPAL SESSIONS JUDGE AT TUMAKURU IN S.C.NO.33/2019 DATED 03.01.2020 AND SENTENCE DATED 07.01.2020 BY CONVICTING THE APPELLANT FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 376(2)(I), 504 OF IPC AND ACQUIT HIM. Digitally signed by MALATESH K C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3442 CRL.A No. 1436 of 2024 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER Memo filed on behalf of the appellant reads as under: “The appellant herein above prays that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to permit the appellant to withdraw the above appeal as not pressed and the same may be dismissed as not pressed, in the interest of justice and equity.” Placing the memo on record, Appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE kcm List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18