- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3941-DB CRL.A No. 1684 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH 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. 1684 OF 2022 Between: Sri Ramanjinappa S/o Late Hanumappa Aged 75 years Teriyuru Village Kodigenahalli Hobli Madhugiri Taluk (undergoing imprisonment at Central Prison, Bengaluru Convict No.9206) …Appellant (By Sri M.Chidananda, Advocate for Sri Guru Prasanna S, Advocate) And: State of Karnataka by Represented by Kodigenahalli Police Station Tumkur. Represented by State Public Prosecutor, High Court Building, Bengaluru-560001. …Respondent (By Sri Vijaykumar Majage, SPP-II) This Criminal Appeal is filed u/s. 374(2) Cr.P.C praying to set aside the judgment of conviction in order dated 30.01.2017 Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3941-DB CRL.A No. 1684 of 2022 and order of sentence dated 31.01.2017 passed by the III Additional Sessions Judge, Tumkuru and Special Court for Trial of Cases under SC/ST (POA) Act in Spl.C.No.6/2015, convicting the appellant for the alleged offence p/u/s 449 and 302 of IPC u/s 3(i)(xi) and 3(2)(v) of SC-ST(POA) Act, 1989. This Criminal Appeal, coming on for orders, 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) Learned SPP-II has filed a memo stating that as per the information given to him by the Chief Superintendent, Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara, Bengaluru, the appellant died on 20.01.2022. In view of the death of the appellant, this appeal abates. Abatement is recorded. Sd/- (SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR) JUDGE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE KMV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1