B S Ujjinappa v. M v Megharaj
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 538 OF 2022 (CRL.A); NC: 2025:KHC:1077; decided 13 January 2025 by Hon'ble Mr Justice Shivashankar Amarnavar (single judge). Filed under Section 378(4) Cr.P.C against judgment dated 12.07.2021 of the I Additional Civil Judge and J.M.F.C., Harihara in C.C. No. 1661/2016. Appellant: B S Ujjinappa (advocate G.J. Sunkapur); Respondents: M V Megharaj (PSI, Harihara Town Police Station) and Shankarasa Ladva. Disposal: appeal dismissed as not-pressed on counsel's memo recording out-of-court settlement and withdrawal. Keywords: withdrawal of appeal, memo, settled out of court, infructuous, not-pressed, remand prayer, Harihara, Davanagere. No precedent cited; no amount awarded; no issue decided — citable value limited.
What did the court decide?
In view of the memo filed by learned counsel for the appellant seeking withdrawal (matter stated to be settled out of court), the appeal was dismissed as not-pressed.