- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21701 CRL.A No. 1132 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1132 OF 2024 (C) BETWEEN: SRI MOHAMED PASHA S/O NABBIN SAB AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, RESIDING AT MUSLIM BLOCK, KIRUGAVALU TOWN, MALAVALLI TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 424 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. GIRISH N.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KIRUGAVALU POLICE, MALAVALLI TALUK, REPRESENTED BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, OFFICE OF THE ADVOCATE GENERAL OF KARNATAKA, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. SRI. PRAVEEN KUMAR K N S/O LATE. NANJAIAH M AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, RESIDING AT KIRUGAVALU VILLAGE, KIRUGAVALU HOBLI, MALAVALLI TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 424. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI JADHAV, ADDL. SPP FOR R1 R2 - SD) THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S 374(2) CR.PC PRAYING TO 1) SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE Digitally signed by NANDINI B G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21701 CRL.A No. 1132 of 2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED V ADDL. DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANDYA IN S.C.NO.110/2020 ON 14.02.2024. 2) ACQUIT THE APPELLANT FROM ALL THE ACCUSATIONS IN THE SAID CASE BY ALLOWING THIS APPEAL. AND ETC., THIS CRL.A, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo reporting the death of the sole appellant on 02.06.2025. The memo is placed on record. The appeal is dismissed as abated. In view of dismissal of the appeal, pending I.A.No.2/2025 also stands disposed off. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE MKM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32