- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2484-DB CRL.A No. 1284 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1284 OF 2018 (C) BETWEEN: 1. P. MAHADEVU, S/O LATE PUTTAIAH, AGED 79 YEARS, R/O No.3238/ 4TH CROSS, 2ND MAIN, RP ROAD, NANJANGUD TOWN, MYSURU DISTRICT-571 301. (NOW LODGED IN CENTRAL PRISON, MYSURU) …APPELLANT (BY SRI H. S. SURESH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE BY NANJANGUD POLICE, REPRESENTED BY ITS SPP, HIGH COURT BUILDING, HIGH COURT, BANGALORE-560 001. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VIJAY KUMAR MAJAGE, SPP II) Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2484-DB CRL.A No. 1284 of 2018 THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.374(2) OF CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF SENTENCE DATED 18.05.2018 PASSED BY THE V ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MYSURU IN S.C.No.15/2015 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 302 OF IPC. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR) On 07.01.2025, learned SPP-II was directed to ascertain about the death of sole appellant. Learned SPP-II has filed a memo dated 20.01.2025 stating that appellant-accused died on 28.05.2024. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:2484-DB CRL.A No. 1284 of 2018 2. Therefore, in view of the death of the sole appellant, the appeal abates. Sd/- (SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR) JUDGE Sd/- (K.V. ARAVIND) JUDGE YN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 35