- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2660-DB CRL.A No. 100324 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 06TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMESH M ADIGA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 100324 OF 2020 BETWEEN: CHANDRAPPA S/O KOTRAPPA HARAVI, AGE. MAJOR, OCC.DRIVER, R/O. KERAVADI, TQ. BYADGI, DIST. HAVERI-581127. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. B.V. SOMAPUR, ADV) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH KAGINELE P.S. BYADAGI CIRCLE, REP. BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, DHARWAD BENCH, DHARWAD-580011. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. P.N. HATTI, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED U/SEC.374 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND ORDER PASSED BY THE II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE, HAVERI SITTING AT RANEBENNUR IN S.C. NO.76/2016 DATED 27.10.2020 MAY PLEASED BE SET AND THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED IN BYADAGI PS CRIME NO.87/2016 U/S 302, 201 R/W 34 IPC. MAY PLEASED BE ACQUITTED. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMESH M ADIGA Digitally signed by MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:2660-DB CRL.A No. 100324 of 2020 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI) Learned High Court Government Pleader filed a memo along with the death certificate of accused No.1/appellant who passed away on 06.01.2024. He submits, on account of death of the appellant, appeal abates. In view of death of the appellant, the appeal abates. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (ASHOK S. KINAGI) JUDGE Sd/- (UMESH M ADIGA) JUDGE kmv CT: BSB