- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1839 CRL.A No. 195 of 2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL No.195 OF 2012 (C) BETWEEN: 1. SREENIVASA DESAI S/O NARASINGARAO AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RETIRED MANAGER CANARA BANK, R/O.22/23, II MAIN, SAMRAT LAYOUT, ARAKERE, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BANGALORE – 76 …APPELLANT (BY SRI K.SRIKANTH PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE CBI /ACB BANGALORE -560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI P.PRASANNA KUMAR, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 374(2) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED:31.1.12 PASSED BY THE XLVII ADDL.CC AND SJ AND SPL.JUDGE FOR CBI CASES, BANGALORE IN SPL. (CORRUPTION) CASE NO.257/04 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 120(B) AND 420 OF IPC AND UNDER SEC.13(1)(d) P/U/S 13(2) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by MALATESH K C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1839 CRL.A No. 195 of 2012 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant files a memo reporting the death of the appellant. Placing the memo on record, Criminal Appeal stands dismissed as abated. Cash surety furnished by the surety is ordered to be returned to the concerned surety in accordance with law under due identification. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE kcm List No.: 1 Sl No.: 53.2