- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10592 CRL.A No. 136 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 136 OF 2026 (A) BETWEEN: ENFORCEMENT OFFICER EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION REGIONAL OFFICE BENGALURU(KORAMANGALA), ANNAPOORNESHWARI COMPLEX, SURVEY NO.38/1, 6TH MAIN, SINGASANDRA, HOSUR MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU-560 068. …APPELLANT (BY SMT. B V VIDYULATHA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. M/S SAGACIOUS INFOSYSTEMS PVT. LTD., NO.1547, PEDDANNA LAYOUT, OUTER RING ROAD, HORAMAVU, BANASWADI, BENGALURU - 560 043. REP. BY SUNI MUNIRAJ MANAGING DIRECTOR 2. SRI. SUNIL MUNIRAJ MANAGING DIRECTOR, M/S. SAGACIOUS INFOSYSTEMS PVT LTD., NO.131, 12TH B CROSS, KALYAN NAGAR T DASARAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 057. …RESPONDENTS Digitally signed by VIJAYALAKSHMI B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10592 CRL.A No. 136 of 2026 THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.378(4) OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS IN CRL.A.NO.65/2024, ON THE FILE OF THE LXIX ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE (CCH-70) AND THAT C.C.NO.08/2021 ON THE FILE OF SPECIAL COURT FOR ECONOMIC OFFENCES, AT BANGALORE AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 11.12.2023 PASSED IN CRL.A.NO.65/2024 ON FILE OF SPECIAL COURT FOR ECONOMIC OFFENCES, AT BENGALURU AND ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA ORAL JUDGMENT Appellant's counsel files a memo for withdrawal of appeal, in which it is stated as under: " The appellant submits as follows:- 1. At the first instance challenging the Judgment and Order dated 19/09/2025 in 65/2024 the appellant had filed Criminal Revision Petition No.23/2026. Noting that the said revision petition was not maintainable in view of fact that the challenge was to an order of acquittal in case of a private complaint, upon a memo filed by the appellant, this Hon'ble Court permitted conversion of the said Criminal Revision Petition Into Criminal Appeal. Hence criminal revision petition number was renumbered as Crl.A. No. 136/2026. 2. Noting the number of corrections that had to be made in order to convert the said revision petition into - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10592 CRL.A No. 136 of 2026 criminal appeal, the appellant has now filed a separate Criminal Appeal which is numbered Crl.A.No.151/2026. 3. In that view of the matter, it is just and necessary that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to permit the Appellant to withdraw the above Appeal, with liberty to prosecute Criminal Appeal No.151/2026. Wherefore, it is most humbly prayed that this Hon'ble Court may please to permit the appellant to withdraw the above appeal with liberty to prosecute criminal appeal No 151/2026, in the interest of justice and equity". 2. In view of the memo, the appellant is permitted to withdraw this case with liberty to prosecute the Crl.A.No.151/2026. 3. Accordingly, this appeal is disposed of as withdrawn. Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE GSR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24