- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5638 CRL.A No. 88 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 88 OF 2018 BETWEEN: SRI. J. MAHESH GOWDA S/O N. JAVAREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/AT 'KANAKAGIRI' NO.122, SUWEZ FARM ROAD, MYSURU - 570 008. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. BIKKANNAVAR SHANKAR TAMMANNA, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY VIDYARANYAPURAMM POLICE STATION MYSURU CITY - 570 008. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP FOR R/STATE) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.374(2) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 21.12.2017 PASSED BY THE VI ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SPECIAL JUDGE, MYSURU IN S.C.NO.176/2014 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 376 OF IPC AND SEC. 6 OF PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT. Digitally signed by MALATESH K C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5638 CRL.A No. 88 of 2018 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL JUDGMENT Memo along with death certificate of the appellant is filed by learned High Court Government Pleader. 2. Same is taken on record. 3. Placing the said memo, the appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE RD