- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48587-DB CRL.A No. 1191 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1191 OF 2022 (A) BETWEEN: CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION BANKING SECURITIES FRAUD BRANCH NO.36, BELLARY ROAD, GANGANAGAR BENGLAURU-560 032 REP. BY ITS INSPECTOR OF POLICE … APPELLANT (BY SRI P. PRASANNA KUMAR, SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR) AND: D.V. KUNDER @ DHARMAPAL V. KUNDER S/O. LATE V.M. SALIAN FORMER MANGER (DEPOSITS) CANARA BANK MALLESHWARAM BRANCH RESIDENT OF DEVI KRUPA KARNAD BYPASS, MULKI MANGALURU TALUK-574 154 KARNATAKA …RESPONDENT THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(4) OF THE CR.P.C. PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 25-3-2022 PASSED BY THE XLVII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE FOR CBI CASES, BENGALURU (CCH-48) IN SPL.C.C. NO.245 OF 2002 (COMMON JUDGMENT IN SPL.C.C. NO.245 OF 2022 C/W SPL.C.C. NO.84 OF 2008) THEREBY, ACQUITTING ACCUSED NO.1/RESPONDENT OF THE CHARGES UNDER SECTION 120B READ WITH SECTIONS 409, 420, 469, 468, 471, 474 AND 477A OF THE I.P.C. AND SECTION 13(2) READ WITH SECTION 13(1)(C) & (D) OF THE P.C. ACT AND CONSEQUENTLY, ALLOW THE APPEAL BY CONVICTING ACCUSED Digitally signed by K S RENUKAMBA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48587-DB CRL.A No. 1191 of 2022 NO.1/RESPONDENT FOR THE AFORESAID OFFENCES FOR WHICH HE WAS CHARGED. THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS 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 VENKATESH NAIK T ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL) Registry has placed the report of the concerned Police along with the Death Certificate of the respondent. The said records show that the respondent died on 13.02.2023. Hence, appeal stood abated and disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (K.S.MUDAGAL) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE KVK, AM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1