- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46440 CRL.A No. 2200 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2200 OF 2025 (U/S 14(A) (2)) BETWEEN: SRI. CHANDRA KUMAR M. S/O LATE SHANMUKA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/AT BEECHAGANAHALLI VILLAGE, BEECHAGANAHALLI POST, CHKKABALLAPURA TALUK AND DISTRICT PIN CODE - 561209 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR L., ADV.) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY GUDIBANDE POLICE, GUDIBANDE TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560001. 2. SRI GANGARAJU B. S/O LATE DODDA ANJINAPP AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT BEECHAGANAHALLI VILLAGE, SOMENAHALLI HOBLI, GUDIBANDE TALUK, CHKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RANGASWAMY R., HCGP.) Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYAN N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46440 CRL.A No. 2200 of 2025 THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S 14(A)(2) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT PRAYING TO ENLARGE THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED NO.2 ON ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN CR.NO.134/2025 REGISTERED ON 10.09.2025 BY GUDIBANDE P.S., GUDIBANDE CIRCLE, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT, FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 103,238(B),3(5) OF BNS AT, U/S 3(1)(r)(s),3(2)(v) OF SC/ST (POA) AMENDMENT ACT, 2015, PENDING ON THE FILE OF I ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHIKKABALLAPURA. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA ORAL JUDGMENT 1. Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo seeking leave of the Court to dispose of this appeal. Memo reads as hereunder: "In the above case at the time of hearing, the learned HCGP appearing for the prosecution states that, the present appellant i.e., Chandra Kumar M. S/o Shanmukamurthy who was arrayed as accused No.2 in the FIR, has been dropped from the charge sheet after investigation. The said charge sheet has also been filed before the concerned court on 05.11.2025. In view of the above submission made by the prosecution, the appellant most respectfully pray that, this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to record the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46440 CRL.A No. 2200 of 2025 statement made by the prosecution and accordingly the above appeal may be disposed off, in the interest of justice.." 2. Memo is taken on record. In view of the memo, Appeal stands disposed of. Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE DHA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17