- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21468 CRL.A No. 40 of 2014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 40 OF 2014 (C) BETWEEN: P.G. RAMAIAH S/O LATE GULIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/A PADUVAGERE VILLAGE AMRUTHUR HOBLI, KUNIGAL TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 130 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. PARTHA .M., ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HULIYURDURGA POLICE KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT, THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE KUNIGAL SUB-DIVISION, KUNIGAL TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 130 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. HARISH GANAPATHY,HCGP) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S. 374(2) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED:17.01.2014 PASSED BY THE III ADDL. S.J., TUMKUR IN SPL.C.NO.72/13 - CONVITING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 323, 504, 506 OF IPC AND U/S 3(I)(X) AND 3(XI) OF SC/ST (POA) ACT. AND THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED IS SENTENCED TO UNDERGO R.I. FOR A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS FOR AN OFFENCE P/U/S 323 OF IPC. AND ETC., Digitally signed by NANDINI B G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21468 CRL.A No. 40 of 2014 THIS CRL.A., COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo producing the death certificate of the sole appellant. 2. The memo is placed on record. The death of the sole appellant was reported by the learned counsel for the appellant on the last date of hearing. In view of death of the sole appellant, the appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE MKM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18