- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:97 CRL.A No. 528 of 2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 528 OF 2012 (C) BETWEEN: SRI. DEVARAJANAYKA, S/O NANYANAYKA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/O BANDILAKKANA KOPPALU VILLAGE, HALEBEEDU HOBLI, BELUR TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. N.R. NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE BY C.E.S.C.O.M VIGILANCE, POLICE STATION, HASSAN …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K, HCGP) THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S.374(2) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF JUDGMENT PASSED BY THE ADDL. SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE, HASSAN IN S.C.NO.11/2007 ON 9.4.2012 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.135 AND 138 OF INDIAN ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003. AND THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED IS SENTENCED TO PAY A FINE OF RS.56,262/- IN DEFAULT, TO UNDERGO S.I. FOR SIX MONTHS FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S. 135 OF INDIAN ELECTRICITY ACT. ACCUSED IS ALSO SENTENCE Digitally signed by MALATESH K C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:97 CRL.A No. 528 of 2012 TO PAY FINE OF RS.5,000/- IN DEFAULT TO UNDERGO S.I. FOR THREE MONTHS FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.138 OF INDIAN ELECTRICITY ACT, TOTAL FINE IS RS.61,262/-. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL JUDGMENT Letter received from the Office of the Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Hassan, along with the copy of the Death Certificate and the letter from the Gram Panchayath, stating that the appellant Sri. Huliya Naik is no more. Since the sole appellant is no more, the appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SNC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5 CT: BHK