- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18921-DB CRL.A No.54/2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.54/2025 (C) BETWEEN: THIMMARAJU @ THIMMANNA SON OF YALLAPPA AGED 72 YEARS RESIDING AT GOPALAPURA VILLAGE CHIKKANAYAKANAHALLI TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT – 572 119 …APPELLANT (BY SRI.DILRAJ JUDE ROHIT SEQUEIRA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY STATION HOUSE OFFICER HANDANAKERE POLICE STATION REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001 2. SMT.KARIAMMA W/O KUMARAIAH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT GOPALAPURA VILLAGE CHIKKANAYAKANA HALLI TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT – 572 14 … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VIJAYKUMAR MAJAGE, SPP-II FOR R1) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 374(2) CR.PC READ WITH SECTION 14 –A OF THE SC/ST ACT (FILED UNDER SECTION 415(2) BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE PASSED BY THE LEARNED III Digitally signed by K S RENUKAMBA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18921-DB CRL.A No.54/2025 ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT TUMAKURU IN SPL.CASE NO.167/2010 DATED 20-21/11/2024, CONVICTING THE APPELLANTS FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 143,147,302 R/W 149 OF IPC AND SEC.3(1)(x) AND 3(2)(v) OF SC/ST(POA) ACT 1989 AND SENTENCE ACCORDINGLY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL AND HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL) Learned counsel for the appellant submits memo reporting that appellant passed away. Therefore, appeal stood abated and disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (K.S.MUDAGAL) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE AKC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0