- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36795 CRL.A No. 1639 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1639 OF 2025 (C) BETWEEN: MITHUN SON OF SURESH AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS R/AT NEAR PRASANNA GANAPATHI TEMPLE VITTALAVADI VADERA HOBLI KUNDAPURA TLAUK UDUPI DISTIRCT 576 201 FROM 21-09-2023 TO 06-12-2023 AND FROM 04-11-2024 ACCUSED IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY …APPELLANT (BY SRI. N S SAMPANGIRAMAIAH., ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE BY KUNDAPURA POLICE REPRESENTED BY Digitally signed by SREEDHARAN BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36795 CRL.A No. 1639 of 2025 STATE PUBLIC PROECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU 560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SMT.PUSHPALATHA B., ADDL. SPP) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 374(2) CR.PC ( 415(2) OF BNSS) PRAYING TO SET-ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 04.11.2024 AND 05.11.2024 IN S.C.NO.74/2023 PASSED BY THE LEARNED ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE F.T.S.C-1 AT UDUPI AND ACQUIT THE ACCUSED/APPELLANT HEREIN, FOR THE OFFENCES CONVICTED UNDER SECTIONS 376 AND 506 OF I.P.C, AND SECTION 5(j)(ii) AND 6 OF POSCO ACT, 2012. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36795 CRL.A No. 1639 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. Pursuant to the order of this Court dated 01.09.2025, Deputy Secretary, Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, Bengaluru, has submitted a report dated 03.09.2025 stating that the Criminal Appeal No.1639/2025 to be dismissed as not pressed. 2. Considering the same, the appeal stands dismissed as not pressed. Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE NM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5