- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:531 CRL.A No. 1962 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1962 OF 2023 BETWEEN: 1. BHASKAR NAIKA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS S/O BABU NAIKA R/AT BADEKOTTU HOUSE UJIRE VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TALUK D K … APPELLANT (BY SRI. PRASANNA K., ADVOCATE FOR SRI CHANDRANATH ARIGA K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MAHESH SHETTY THIMMAREDDY S/O VITTAL SHETTY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS DOOR NO. 1-40, THIMMARODY HOUSE UJJIRE, BELTHANGADY TALUK D K. 2. PRAJWAL K V AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS S/O VASANTHA GOWDA DOOR NO.1-10 YAKSHA PRATHIBA NILAYA Digitally signed by VIDYA G R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:531 CRL.A No. 1962 of 2023 MADIYAKATTE , POST KALAVANJE BELTHANGADY TALUK D K 3. PRAMOD SHETTY @ PRAMOD KUMAR SHETTY AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O SHEENA SHETTY DOOR NO 1-84/1 PANIYAL, UJIRE ROAD BELTHANGADY TALUK D K 4. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA STATION HOUSE OFFICER BELTHANGADY POLICE STATION BELTHANGADY D K REPRESENTED BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BALAKRISHNA M R., ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3; SRI CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP FOR R4) *** THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S. 14(A) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 27.09.2023 PASSED BY THE II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANGALURU D.K. IN CRL.MISC.NO.827/2023 AND ALLOW THE APPEAL AND ETC. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:531 CRL.A No. 1962 of 2023 ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo seeking to withdraw the appeal. 2. Memo is taken on record. It reads as follows:- "The appeal may be permitted to be withdrawn. The same may be dismissed as withdrawn." 3. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE VGR