- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2062 CRL.A No. 1447 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1447 OF 2017 (C) BETWEEN: C. V VARADA IYENGAR, S/O LATE VENKATA VARADACHAR, AGE:65 YEARS, DISTRICT MANAGER, KARNATAKA FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LTD, MANGALORE R/AT: DOOR NO.46, SOUJANYA", HARSHA BADAVANE, BEHIND RAILWAY STATION, KENGERI, BENGALURU-560 060. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. NISHIT KUMAR SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY SHO, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA POLICE STATION, MANGALURU DIVISION, MANGALORE. D.K. REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE-560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. B S PRASAD, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2062 CRL.A No. 1447 of 2017 THIS CRL.A. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 374(2) CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 18.08.2017 BY THE III ADDL. DIST. AND S.J., SPECIAL COURT, D.K., MANGALORE IN SPL.C.NO.17/2011 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 7, 13(1)(d) R/W 13(2) OF PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL JUDGMENT Shri Nishit Kumar Shetty, leaned counsel, who is representing the deceased appellant submits that despite best effort, he could not get further instructions to prosecute the appeal, insofar as the fine and stigma that has been attached to the deceased appellant. 2. Submission is placed on record. Appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE ASN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7