- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:13177 CRL.A No. 169 of 2013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 169 OF 2013 (C) BETWEEN: SRI. M.T. RAMACHANDRAN S/O TRIMULAIAH AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/AT # 285, 4TH CROSS, IV PHASE N707, YELAHANKA NEW TOWN BANGALORE- 560 065 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. RAJAKUMAR C, ADVOCATE - [ABSENT]) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. CBI, BANGALORE …RESPONDENT (BY MRS. RAMULA, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. P. PRASANNA KUMAR, SPL.PP) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.374(2) OF CR.P. PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE OF THE APPELLANT BY THE JUDGMENT DATED 16.01.2013 PASSED BY THE XXXII ADDL. CITY CIVIL & S.J. AND SPL. JUDGE FOR CBI CASES, BANGALORE IN SPL.C.C.NO.1/2001 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 120(B), 465, 467, 468, 471, 477A, 419, 420 OF IPC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR Digitally signed by SHAKAMBARI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:13177 CRL.A No. 169 of 2013 ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant files a memo of his retirement from the case of the appellant along with a copy of the notice sent to him with postal cover. Records of this appeal reveal that, notice was sent to the appellant through Jurisdictional police. One Sri. Chandrashekhar M., ASI, CBI, ACB, Bengaluru submitted a report with copy of death certificate stating that appellant Ramachandran M.T was died on 30.04.2021. Perused the copy of a Death extract, Report of Cremation issued by the BBMP and report of jurisdictional police. In view of the death of the appellant on 30.04.2021 as per the report of the Jurisdictional police, the appeal stands abated. Close this file. Sd/- (RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR) JUDGE AM, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1