- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21717-DB CRL.A No. 2440 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.2440 OF 2025 (A) BETWEEN: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY PUTTUR RURAL POLICE DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BENGALURU-1. …APPELLANT (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDITIONAL SPP) AND: 1. K. VENKATARAMANA BHAT S/O. VENKAPPA BHAT AGED ABOUT 62 RESIDING AT CHAMBARA KATTE PANAJE, PUTTUR TALUK PRESENTLY C/O. SUBBRAYA BHAT YELENTHAL VILLAGE, PUTTUR TALUK. 2. SRI SUBRAMANYA BHAT S/O. MAHALINGA BHAT AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS RESIDING AT PANAJE C/O. GANESH KRUPA NETYRO VILLAGE HARYAPU VILLAGE, PUTTUR TALUK. 3. P. SHUBAKARA RAI S/O. NARAYANA RAI AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS PADYAM BITTU, PANAJI VILLAGE PUTTUR TALUK. 4. B. SURESH MANIYANI S/O. LATE P. KARIYA MANIYANI AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS RESIDING AT DEVASYA HOME Digitally signed by ANJALI M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21717-DB CRL.A No. 2440 of 2025 PANAJI GRAMA, PUTTUR TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT. 5. A. RAJARAM BHAT S/O. KRISHNA BHAT AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS RESIDING AT ADAITHIMAR HOME BETAMPANNI VILLAGE, PUTTUR TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT. 6. M. SUBRAMYA BHAT S/O. NARAYANA BHAT AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS RESIDING AT MAAHILAKOTE HOME NIDVALLI VILLAGE, PUTTUR TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT. 7. K. SURESH BHAGAVATH S/O. K. VENKATARAMANA BHAGAVATH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS C/O. SRIDHARA KEDHILALA AKIRIBARI COMPOUND NEAR ADARSHA HOSPITAL, A.P.M.C ROAD PUTTUR TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS * * * THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(1) AND (3) OF THE CR.P.C., PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF ACQUITTAL DATED 28-3-2023 IN CRIMINAL CASE NO.672 OF 2014 PASSED BY ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC PUTTUR, DAKSHINA KANNADA FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 406, 409, 420, 468, 477(A) AND 149 OF IPC. THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:21717-DB CRL.A No. 2440 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T) The State has filed a memo dated 07.04.2026 praying to withdraw the present appeal on the ground that the State intends to prefer an appeal before the District and Sessions Court, D.K., Mangaluru, against the acquittal order dated 28.03.2023 passed by the learned Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada. 2. We have perused the memo. 3. Appeal is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty, as sought for. 4. In view of the dismissal of the appeal, all pending interlocutory applications, if any, do not survive for consideration and stand disposed of. Sd/- (MOHAMMAD NAWAZ) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE AM/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8