- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8309 CRL.A No. 145 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 145 OF 2025 (A) BETWEEN: SRI KUMAR S S/O SHIVALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/O. ‘RUDRA NILAYA’ 2ND CROSS, 2ND PARALLEL ROAD CHANNAPPA LAYOUT SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SADHANA S. DESAI, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI S SURESH S/O. SOMAPPA HULLER AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS RESIDENT OF MALA-GONDANAKOPPA VILLAGE SHIKARIPUR TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT …RESPONDENT Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8309 CRL.A No. 145 of 2025 THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.378(4) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANT/S PRAYING THAT THIS HONBLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 21.11.2024 THEREIN AND CONSEQUENTLY DIRECT THE SHIRALAKOPPE POLICE, SHIRALAKOPPE, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT TO INVESTIGATE THE CASE AND REGISTER CASE AGAINST THE RESPONDENT AS PRAYED FOR. 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 for withdrawal, in which it is stated as: “The undersigned Counsel for the Appellants submits that the Appellant may kindly be permitted to withdraw the appeal and liberty may be reserved to initiate appropriate remedy in the interest of justice and equity”. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8309 CRL.A No. 145 of 2025 2. Memo for withdrawal is placed on record. Appellant is permitted to withdraw the appeal with liberty to initiate appropriate remedy in accordance with law. 3. Accordingly, appeal is disposed of. Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE LL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5