- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4967 CRL.A No. 1418 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1418 OF 2019 BETWEEN: SHIVALINGAIAH S/O SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O MARASARAHALLI VILLAGE, MARALAVADI HOBLI, KANKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT - 562 121. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. ABHISHEK K, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HAROHALLI POLICE, REPRESENTED BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. RAHUL RAI K, HCGP) THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S.374(2) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 24.01.2018 PASSED BY THE II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, RAMANAGARA TO SIT AT KANAKAPURA IN S.C.NO.38/2013 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 307 OF IPC. Digitally signed by MALATESH K C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4967 CRL.A No. 1418 of 2019 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL JUDGMENT Memo is filed reporting the death of appellant along with the death certificate. 2. Memo is served on learned HCGP. 3. Placing the memo on record, the appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE MH/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34 CT: BHK