- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5074 CRL.A No. 100330 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 100330 OF 2021 BETWEEN: SALIM S/O. ABDULRAUF BALEKUNDRI, AGE: 44 YEARS, OCCU: BUSINESS, R/O: PLOT NO. 3 AND 5 UJWALNAGAR CROSS, BELAGAVI. …APPELLANT (BY SRI M. J. PEERJADE, ADVOCATE) AND: MR. SHADAF SON OF ABDULMAJID DARGA, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCCU: BUSINESS, R/O: H.NO. 2517, MALI GALLI, BELAGAVI. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VITTHAL S. TELI, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED U/S 378 (4) OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO THE JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL RENDERED BY THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE FIRST CLASS 6TH COURT BELAGAVI, IN C.C. NO. 291/2019 ON 13.05.2021 ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT OF THE OFFENCE UNDER SECTION 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT BE KINDLY SET ASIDE AND THE RESPONDENT MAY BE CONVICTED AND SENTENCED OF THE SAID OFFENCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THERIEN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR Digitally signed by MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5074 CRL.A No. 100330 of 2021 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the appellant files a memo seeking withdrawal of the appeal. 2. Memo reads thus; “HEREIN, the memo on behalf the appellant is as under:- That the appellant and the respondent have settled their dispute. Therefore it is most respectfully prayed that the appeal may kindly be ordered dismissed as withdrawn in the interests of justice” 3. In view of the memo, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE PJ/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 55