- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6801 CRL.A No. 960 of 2013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 960 OF 2013 (C) BETWEEN: SHRI. GURUPUR PRAKASH PRABHU @ PRAKASH PRABHU S/O GURUPUR GOPALAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.665, 8TH C MAIN, III STAGE, I BLOCK, WEST OF CHORD ROAD, MANJUNATH NAGAR, BANGALORE. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SACHIN V.R., ADVOCATE) AND: STATE BY CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ACB, BANGALORE. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. P. PRASANNA KUMAR, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.374(2) CR.P.C FOR THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED NO.2 PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 31.07.2013 PASSED BY THE XLVI ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND S.J. AND SPL. JUDGE FOR CBI CASES, BANGALORE CITY IN SPL.C.C.NO.101/2005 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 420 R/W 120B OF IPC. THIS CRL.A., COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA Digitally signed by MALATESH K C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6801 CRL.A No. 960 of 2013 ORAL JUDGMENT Memo filed, which reads as under: "The undersigned counsel appearing on behalf of counsel on record most respectfully submits that the counsel on record was very recently informed that the appellant above named died on 25.12.2013. A copy of death certificate is herewith produced as Annexure-A for kind perusal of this Hon'ble Court. Hence, the same may be taken on record and pass necessary order in the interest of justice and equity " 2. Placing the memo on record, the appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE MKM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27