- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10178 CRL.A No. 452 of 2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.452 OF 2012 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. L. MALLARI RAO, S/O LATE SRIKANTA RAO, AGED: MAJOR R/AT NO.8003, MONTE CARLO APARTMENTS, (NEXT TO RAMASHREE HOTEL), YELAHANKA NEW TOWN, BENGALURU – 64. 2. SMT. UMA RAO, W/O L. MALLARI RAO, AGED: MAJOR, R/AT NO.8003, MONTE CARLO APARTMENTS, (NEXT TO RAMASHREE HOTEL), YELAHANKA NEW TOWN, BENGALURU – 64. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. R. NAGENDRA NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE BY CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, GANGANAGAR, BENGALURU. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. P. PRASANNA KUMAR, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 374(2) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION DATED 19.03.2012 PASSED BY THE XLVI Digitally signed by DEVIKA M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10178 CRL.A No. 452 of 2012 ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE FOR CBI CASES, BENGALURU CITY IN SPL.C.C.232/2004 ONVICTING THE APPELLANTS/ACCUSED NOS.2 AND 3 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 120B AND 420 OF IPC. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH ORAL JUDGMENT This Court had issued non-bailable warrant against the appellants and memo is filed before this Court by the advocate for the respondent stating that appellant No.1 Sri L.Mallari Rao passed away on 16.12.2022 due to cardiac arrest and appellant No.2 Smt.Uma Rao also expired due to cancer on 27.07.2024 and the death certificate of Smt.Uma Rao is attached, but could not get the death certificate of appellant No.1. 2. Having considered the memo filed on behalf of the respondent as well as the death certificate of appellant No.2 and also the note of the Investigating Officer, the memo is taken on record and on account of death of both the appellants, the criminal appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (H.P.SANDESH) JUDGE MD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17