- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6232 CRL.A No. 1299 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1299 OF 2025 BETWEEN: O. GANESH REDDY S/O. OBIREDDY GARI VENKATARANGA REDDY AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS RESIDENT OF CHINAPANA PALI AMADAGOORU MANDALAM TALUKA KADARI, DISTRICT ANANTHA PURAM ANDRA PRADESH - 515 001 …APPELLANT (BY SMT. LIKHITHA M., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VISHAL B. REDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY GUDIBANDE P.S. REP BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BANGALORE - 560 001 2. SMT. MUNIRATNA W/O SHIVANANDA J R AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS R/A JANGALAHALLI VILLAGE, GUDIBANDE TALUK, CHICKBALLAPURA KARNATAKA - 562 101 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. N. ANITHA GIRISH, HCGP FOR R1 NOTICE TO R2 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYAN N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6232 CRL.A No. 1299 of 2025 THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S.14(A)(2) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANT/S PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DTD 31.01.2025 AND ENLARGE THE APPELLANT ON BAIL IN CR.NO.151/2024 OF GUDIBANDE P.S., FOR OFFENCES P/U/S 5(J)(II),5(L),6 OF POCSO ACT, 2012, U/S 3(1)(w),3(2)(v) OF SC/ST (POA) AMENDMENT ACT, 2015 AND SEC. 376(3) OF IPC, PENDING ON THE FILE OF ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-I, CHIKKABALLAPURA IN SPL.SC.NO.182/2024. 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 of even date for withdrawal. 2. In view of the Memo for withdrawal, the appellant is permitted to withdraw this appeal as not pressed. Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE RS CT-SG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 38