- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30694 CRL.A No. 2120 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2120 OF 2024 (C) BETWEEN: 1. VENKATARAVANA S/O NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/AT KOPPAVARIPALLI VILLAGE, NELAVANKI HOBLI, SRINIVASAPURA TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT-563135. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. GIRISH R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY CIRCLE POLICE INSPECTOR, SRINIVASAPURA CIRCLE, SRINIVASAPURA TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT, NOW REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. 2. VICTIM D/O NARASIMHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 17 YEARS, R/AT KOPPAVARIPALLI VILLAGE, NELAVANKI HOBLI, SRINIVASAPURA TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT-563135. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL, HCGP FOR R1; R2 SERVED) Digitally signed by SREEDHARAN BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30694 CRL.A No. 2120 of 2024 THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S 374(2) OF CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 1973 PRAYING THAT THIS HON’BLE COURT BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY LEARNED ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-1 (POCSO) AT KOLAR DATED 15.02.2022 IN SPL.C.(P) NO.21/2020 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 363, 324, 376(2)(n), 506 OF IPC AND SEC. 6 OF POCSO ACT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo for withdrawal dated 28.07.2025. The memo is accepted and taken on record. Considering the said memo, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE NM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9