- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18592 CRL.A No. 1265 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1265 OF 2010 (C) BETWEEN: TAJ PASHA SON OF LATE MOHAMED AMEER AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.MIG-23 BADEMAKAN, SUBASHNAGAR MYSORE - 570 007 SINCE DEAD REPRESENTED BY APPELLANTS LRS: 1. SMT ALMAS TAJ @ RAHATHUNISA WIFE OF LATE TAJ PASHA (APPELLANT) AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. MIG-23 BADEMAKAN, SUBASHNAGAR MYSORE - 570 007 2. TANEEM MOHAMED NAVAZ SON OF LATE TAJ PASHA (APPELLANT) AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.MIG-23 BADEMAKAN, SUBASHNAGAR MYSORE - 570 007 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. X.M. JOSEPH, ADVOCATE (AB)) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA POLICE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPRESENTED BY ITS Digitally signed by SWAPNA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18592 CRL.A No. 1265 of 2010 INSPECTOR OF POLICE MYSORE …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VENKATESH S ARBATTI, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.374(2) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DT.18.11.10 PASSED BY THE PRL. S.J. AND SPL. JUDGE, MYSORE IN SPL.C.NO.19/99. CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 13(1)(E) R/W SEC. 13(2) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988. THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED IS SENTENCED TO UNDERGO R.I. FOR THREE YEARS AND PAY A FINE OF RS.22,77,616.82 PS AND THE SAME IS ROUNDED OFF TO RS.23,00,000/- (RUPEES TWENTY THREE LAKSH ONLY) IN DEFAULT OF PAYMENT OF FINE HE SHALL UNDERGO FURTHER R.I. FOR ONE YEAR-FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 13(1)(E) R/W SEC. 13(2) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988. THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED PRAYS THAT HE BE ACQUITTED. THIS CRL.A., COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant is absent. No representation. The order sheet dated 22.06.2020 discloses that the learned counsel for the appellant has reported the death of the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18592 CRL.A No. 1265 of 2010 appellant. Till today, no steps are taken in that regard. Hence, the appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE BH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14