- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10856 CRL.A No. 1448 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1448 OF 2024 (U/S 14(A) (2)) BETWEEN: K. MANJUNATH @ LEATHER MANJU, SON OF KEMPANNA, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/O BEDASHETIHALLI - VILLAGE, MASTHI HOBLI, MALUR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 139, KARNATAKA STATE. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. UDHAYA KUMAR G, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY PSI, MALUR POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HONBLE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. KIRAN KUMAR @ SARATHI, S/O KRISHNA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, BHAJANTHRI JANAGHA, AUTO CHALAKA, TALAKUNTE VILLAGE, MALURU TALUK - 560 009. …RESPONDENTS (BY MS. ASMA KOUSER, ADDL. SPP FOR R1; R2 IS SERVED) Digitally signed by LAKSHMI T Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10856 CRL.A No. 1448 of 2024 THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S.14(A) (2) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, 2015 PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 04.05.2023 MAD IN BAIL APPLICATION FILED U/S.439 OF CRPC IN SPL. S.C.NO.10/2021 PASSED BY THE IInd ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT KOLAR AND ALLOW THE BAIL APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER BY GRANTING REGULAR BAIL IN S.C.NO.10/2021 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE IInd ADDITIONAL DISTRICT SESSIONS JUDGE AT KOLAR FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 143, 147, 148, 341, 302, 114 R/W SEC.149 OF IPC AND SEC.3(2)(v) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo seeking withdrawal of the appeal, with a liberty to file a fresh bail application before the Trial Court. 2. Memo is placed on record. 3. Liberty sought is granted. 4. Appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:10856 CRL.A No. 1448 of 2024 5. In view of dismissal of the appeal, I.A.No.1/2024 stands disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE PK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10 CT: BHK