- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33153 CRL.A No. 264 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 264 OF 2022 (A) BETWEEN: SRI. S. NAGARAJA, S/O M P SRIKANTAIAH, AGED 54 YEARS, R/AT NO.2732/2, S N S TEMPLE ROAD, CHAMNDIPURAM, MYSORE – 570 004. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. PRINCE ISAC., ADVOCATE) AND: SMT. V C VASANTHAKUMARI, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, W/O K V SHRIDHAR, WORKING AT Digitally signed by SUSHMA LAKSHMI B S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33153 CRL.A No. 264 of 2022 CENTRAL SERICULTURE AND TRAIING INSTITUTE, (CENTRAL SILK BOARD), MANANDAVADI ROAD, MYSORE - 570 008 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VISHWANATH M P., ADVOCATE) ---- THIS CRL.A. FILED U/S.378(4) CR.P.C FILED BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT OF DATED 21.12.2021, PASSED BY THE V JMFC, IN C.C.NO.2572/2020, FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT AND FURTHER ALLOW THE CRIMINAL APPEAL BY CONVICTING THE RESPONDENT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:33153 CRL.A No. 264 of 2022 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo dated 03.07.2026 seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the appeal. The memo is accepted and taken on record. 2. Accordingly, this criminal appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE NM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36