- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6939 CRL.RP No. 100108 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO.100108 OF 2019 (397(Cr.PC)/438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: RAJA REDDY S/O. VEERA REDDY, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. PRASHANTHA BUILDING, 4TH CROSS, KALYANA NAGAR, DHARWAD. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MOHAN KUMAR M., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SHANKAR P. HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE SPECIAL CBI, BENGALURU, NOW REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, DHARWAD. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. NEELENDRA D. GUNDE, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 R/W. 401 OF CR.P.C. SEEKING TO CALL FOR RECORDS AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 23.12.2003 PASSED BY THE JMFC I- COURT, HUBBALLI, IN C.C.NO.690/1998 AND JUDGMENT & ORDER DATED 30.11.2018 PASSED BY THE V-ADDL. DIST. & SESSIONS JUDGE, DHARWAD, SITTING AT HUBBALLI, IN CRL.A.NO.06/2004 AND ACQUIT THE PETITIONER FOR THE CHARGES UNDER SECTIONS 420, 468 & 471 OF IPC. Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6939 CRL.RP No. 100108 of 2019 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. Learned counsel for the revision petitioner filed a memo. Memo reads as under: “Herein the advocate for Revision Petitioner respectfully submits that. That the above case the Revision petitioner is no more, the Trial Court refaral advocate is informed me by phone call. Hence the petition due to death of the Revision petitioner may kindly be abated. Hence this memo.” 2. Placing the memo on record, petition stands dismissed as abated. 3. Amount in deposit, if any, is ordered to be withdrawn by the complainant under due identification. 4. However, it is also made clear that if the information received and provided by the learned counsel for the revision petitioner is in correct, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6939 CRL.RP No. 100108 of 2019 respondent/complainant is at liberty to revive the revision petition. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE AC CT:PA List No.: 2 Sl No.: 20