- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20561 CRL.A No. 388 of 2013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 388 OF 2013 (C) BETWEEN: H.T. VENUGOPAL S/O LATE KUTTI, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, SUNDARA SADANA, ADYAR POST, MANGALORE, D.K DISTRICT …APPELLANT (BY SRI. B.V. KRISHNA, ADVOCATE) AND: THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, C.B.I. A.C.B., GANGANAGAR, BELLARY ROAD, BANGALORE …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. P. PRASANNA KUMAR, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.374(2) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 15.03.2013 PASSED BY THE XXXII ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND S.J. AND SPL. JUDGE FOR CBI CASES, BANGALORE IN SPL.C.C.NO.53/2013 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 120(B), 468, 471, 419 & 420 OF IPC AND ETC., THIS CRL.A., COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA Digitally signed by NANDINI B G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20561 CRL.A No. 388 of 2013 ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo reporting the death of sole appellant on 07.05.2018 and copy of the death certificate is also enclosed. Memo is placed on record. In view of the memo, the appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE MKM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29