IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE Dr. JUSTICE H.B.PRABHAKARA SASTRY CRIMINAL APPEAL No.637 OF 2018 BETWEEN:
Thangaraju @ Raju Son of Perumal, Aged about 29 years, No.111/3, Papanna Hut, (Dharmapuri Jopadi), 6th Cross Road, RBI Colony Main Road, Ganganagar, Bengaluru.
Native of Kottayuru Grama, Vennagam Taluk, Dhramapuri District Tamil Nadu State. ...Appellant (By Sri. Satheesh Kumar A, Advocate) AND:
The State of Karnataka By Amruthahalli Police Station, Bengaluru City, Rep. by its State Public Prosecutor, High Court Complex, Bengaluru. ...Respondent (By Sri. Divakar Maddur, HCGP) This Criminal Appeal is filed under Section 374 of Cr.P.C praying to set aside the judgment and order of conviction dated:31.01.2018 passed by the LX Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru in S.C.No.657/2013 – convicting the appellant/accused for the offence punishable under Section 397 of IPC. The appellant/accused shall sentenced to undergo R.I. for a period of 7 years for the offence punishable under Section 397 of IPC. The appellant/accused prays that he be acquitted.
This Appeal coming on for Orders, this day, the Court made the following:
ORDER Both side present.
2. Learned counsel for the appellant files a memo not pressing the appeal.
3. In view of the memo and supporting submission from both side, the appeal stands dismissed as not pressed.
4. In view of the dismissal of the main appeal as not pressed, I.A.No.1/2018 does not survive for consideration and accordingly, it is dismissed.
Sd/- JUDGE BMC