- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6542 CRL.A No. 823 of 2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 823 OF 2012 BETWEEN: SRI. C.M. MALLIKARJUNA, S/O LATE PATEL S. MALLAPPA, AGED 53 YEARS, DEPUTY CONTROLLER, IN-CHARGE CONTROLLER, LEGAL METROLOGY DEPARTMENT, ALI ASKAR ROAD, BANGALORE, R/AT NO. 788, 14TH MAIN, III BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 010. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SHANKAR HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE BY POLICE INSPECTOR, POLICE INSPECTOR, CITY DIVISION, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, BANGALORE. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. B.S. PRASAD, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED U/S.374(2) R/W 27 OF PC ACT 1988 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT, SENTENCE AND ORDER DATED 30.06.2012 PASSED BY THE SPL. JUDGE, PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT, BANGALORE CITY IN Digitally signed by MALATESH K C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6542 CRL.A No. 823 of 2012 SPL.C.C.NO.31/2006 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 7 AND 13(1)(d) R/W SEC.13(2) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL JUDGMENT Police report received stating that the appellant is no more. Death certificate is also enclosed along with the police report. Placing the police report on record, appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SNC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6 CT: BHK