Appeal under Section 378(4) Cr.P.C. seeking direction to police to register a case and investigate was permitted to be withdrawn on counsel's memo, with liberty to pursue appropriate remedy in accordance with law.
Appeal permitted to be withdrawn with liberty to initiate appropriate remedy in accordance with law.
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NC: 2026:KHC:8309 CRL.A No. 145 of 2025
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 145 OF 2025 (A)
BETWEEN:
SRI KUMAR S S/O SHIVALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/O. ‘RUDRA NILAYA’ 2ND CROSS, 2ND PARALLEL ROAD CHANNAPPA LAYOUT SHIVAMOGGA - 577 201
…APPELLANT
Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka
(BY SRI. SADHANA S. DESAI, ADVOCATE)
AND:
SRI S SURESH S/O. SOMAPPA HULLER AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS RESIDENT OF MALA-GONDANAKOPPA VILLAGE SHIKARIPUR TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT
…RESPONDENT
NC: 2026:KHC:8309 CRL.A No. 145 of 2025
HC-KAR
THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.378(4) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANT/S PRAYING THAT THIS HONBLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 21.11.2024 THEREIN AND CONSEQUENTLY DIRECT THE SHIRALAKOPPE POLICE, SHIRALAKOPPE, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT TO INVESTIGATE THE CASE AND REGISTER CASE AGAINST THE RESPONDENT AS PRAYED FOR.
THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA
ORAL JUDGMENT
for withdrawal, in which it is stated as:
“The undersigned Counsel for the Appellants submits that the Appellant may kindly be permitted to withdraw the appeal and liberty may be reserved to initiate appropriate remedy in the interest of justice and equity”.
NC: 2026:KHC:8309 CRL.A No. 145 of 2025
HC-KAR
is permitted to withdraw the appeal with liberty to initiate
appropriate remedy in accordance with law.
Sd/(G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE
LL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5
1 provisions across 1 enactments
SRI KUMAR S S/O SHIVALINGAPPA
SRI S SURESH S/O. SOMAPPA HULLER
G BASAVARAJA
As recorded by the court registry
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