- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1356 CRL.A No. 1315 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1315 OF 2022 BETWEEN: SRI. P. SHANTHILAL JAIN S/O LATE PUKRAJ AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS LIC ADVISER R/O S.S KRISHNAMURTHY LAYOUT, C.N ROAD, NEAR RANGAPPA CIRCLE, BHADRAVATHI 577 301 PRESENTLY R/AT ”SRI. SAI NILAYA” NO. 677/E-54 ( NEW 24) Ist FLOOR, 5TH MAIN PIPELINE, SACHI HONNAMMA ROAD, SRINAGAR, BENGALURU 560 050 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. MANJUNATHA K.V. ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAJESWARA P N.,ADVOCATE) AND: SMT. INDIRA @ INDUMATHI W/O LATE ASHOK KUMAR JAIN, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS INFRON OF SHANIMAHATHMA TEMPLE, Ist FLOOR, BHUTHANAGUDI BHADRAWATHI 577 301 PRESENTLY R/AT SANNADHI CASTLE APARTMENT Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1356 CRL.A No. 1315 of 2022 WILSON GARDEN BENGALURU 560 027 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PRASAD B S.,ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.378(4) CR.P.C PRAYING TO A. SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL DATED 24.01.2022 PASSED IN C.C.NO.1805/2015 PASSED BY THE HONBLE COURT OF II ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT BHADRAVATHI AND B. ALLOW THE COMPLIANT IN C.C.NO.1805/2015 ON THE FILE OF HONBLE COURT OF II ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT BHADRAVATHI, FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 500, 501 AND 511 OF IPC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant files a memo along with copy of death certificate of the appellant – complainant. 2. Memo reads thus, “The Advocate for Appellant in the above case humbly prays that this Hon’ble Court that Appellant Sri. P. Shantilal Jain is died on 16.09.2024. Hence, petition may be closed. In the interest of justice and equity.” - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1356 CRL.A No. 1315 of 2022 3. In view of the memo and death certificate of the appellant, the appeal is dismissed. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DSP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32