- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:7019 CRL.A No. 276 of 2013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 276 OF 2013 BETWEEN: 1. K.H. RAMAKRISHNAIAH, S/O LATE HUCHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O SADHASHIVANARAYANA, 4TH MAIN, 10TH CROSS, TUMKUR. 2. SMT. B. JYOTHI, W/O G. LOKESH, AGED 54 YEARS, R/AT NO. GBJ 280, 11TH CROSS, HAL NEW TOWN, MARUTHIHALLI, BANGALORE - 560 037. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. A.N. RADHAKRISHNA, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY LOKAYUKTHA POLICE, TUMKUR, REPRESENTED BY THE SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. BAHUBALI A. DANAWADA, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S.374(2) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE Digitally signed by MALATESH K C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7019 CRL.A No. 276 of 2013 DATED 16.02.2013 PASSED BY THE II ADDL. DIST. & S.J., TUMKUR IN SPL. CASE NO.21/2009 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANTS/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 7, 13(1)(d) R/W 13(2) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988. THE APPELLANTS/ACCUSED ARE SENTENCED TO UNDERGO R.I. FOR 1 YEAR AND PAY FINE OF RS.5,000/- EACH, IN DEFAULT TO PAY FINE, THEY SHALL UNDERGO FURTHER IMPRISONMENT FOR 3 MONTHS EACH FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 7 OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellants has filed a memo along with death certificates reporting death of both the appellants. Placing the memo on record, the appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SNC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 40 CT: BHK