- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32120 CRL.A No. 258 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 258 OF 2020 (C) BETWEEN: MAHADEVA @ MADEVA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS S/O RANGA R/AT DODAKOPPALU VILLAGE K R NAGARA TALUK, MYSURU DIST-571 602 PERMANENT ADDRESS GADDIGE ROAD BILIKERE VILLAGE HUNSUR TALUK MYSURU DISTRICT-571 105 …APPELLANT (BY SRI.D.NAGARAJA REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY K R NAGAR POLICE STATION MYSURU DISTRICT REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SMT.RASHMI PATEL, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 374(2) OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION DATED 20.11.2019 AND ORDER OF SENTENCE DATED 21.11.2019 PASSED BY THE VI ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SPECIAL JUDGE, MYSURU IN S.C.NO.333/2017 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 376(2)(i)(n) OF IPC AND SECTION 5(j)(ii) AND (l) R/W 6 OF POCSO ACT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by SREEDHARAN BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32120 CRL.A No. 258 of 2020 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo seeking permission to withdraw the appeal. The memo is taken on record. In view of the memo, the appeal stands dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE JS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 2