- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2896 CRL.A No. 773 of 2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL No.773 OF 2012 (C) BETWEEN: 1. S S NARASIMHACHARI AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS S/O LATE SUBBARAYACHARI R/O BEGUR VILLAGE RETIRED II DIVISION CLERK NANDAGUDI HOBLI, HOSAKOTE TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT …APPELLANT (BY SRI C R RAGHAVENDRA REDDY, ADVOCATE-ABSENT) AND: 1. THE STATE BY CBI/ACB BANGALORE BY SPL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDINGS, BANGALORE …RESPONDENT (BY SRI P.PRASANNA KUMAR, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.A IS FILED UNDER SECTION 374(2) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET-ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE PASSED BY THE XLVI ADDL. CITY CIVIL & SESSIONS JUDGE & SPECIAL JUDGE FOR CBI CASES, BANGALORE CITY ON 21.06.2012 IN SPL.C.C.NO.56/2008- CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 419 AND 471 OF IPC. 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:2896 CRL.A No. 773 of 2012 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL JUDGMENT None appears on behalf of the appellant. It was reported that appellant is no more. However, matter was adjourned for want of death certificate. Sri P.Prasanna Kumar, learned counsel for the respondent submits that in the event the appellant is alive and information is collected by CBI, liberty may be reserved to revive the appeal. Placing the submission of Sri P.Prasanna Kumar, learned counsel on record appeal stands dismissed as abated. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE kcm List No.: 1 Sl No.: 54