State filed a criminal appeal against an acquittal under POCSO. Upon the High Court Government Pleader withdrawing the appeal, the court dismissed it as not pressed.
Appeal dismissed as not pressed following withdrawal of the appeal by the Appellant's counsel.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2022
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MS.JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1714 OF 2022
BETWEEN:
THE STATE BY SADASHIVANAGAR POLICE STATION, BENGALURU - 560 080.
...APPELLANT
(BY SRI. MAHESH SHETTY, HCGP)
AND
KUMAR THAKUR S/O LATE KUSHESHWAR THAKUR, 52 YEARS, R/AT D/1, K.V.S. STAFF QUARTERS COMPLEX, HEBBAL, SADASHIVANAGAR, BENGALURU AND PERMANENT R/AT NAVADA VILLAGE, BAHERA POLICE STATION, DARBANG DISTRICT, BIHAR STATE - 803 101.
...RESPONDENT
THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL FILED U/S 378(1) AND (3) CR.P.C BY THE STATE P.P. FOR THE STATE PRAYING TO (a) GRANT LEAVE TO FILE AN APPEAL AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT AND ORDER DATED 16.04.2019 PASSED BY THE I ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU DISTRICT IN SPL.C. NO.350/2017 ACQUITTING THE ACCUSED / RESPONDENT FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 354(A) OF IPC
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AND SECTION 11(i), (iii), (iv) AND (vi) AND 12 OF THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT, 2012 AND ETC.,
THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
J U D G M E N T
Learned High Court Government Pleader filed a memo for
withdrawal of the appeal.
In view of the same, appeal is dismissed as not pressed.
Sd/JUDGE
LL
THE STATE BY SADASHIVANAGAR POLICE STATION
KUMAR THAKUR
J.M.
KHAZI
As recorded by the court registry
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