- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9244 CRL.A No. 100284 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 100284 OF 2017 (C) BETWEEN: VISHWANATH DATTATREYA PARULEKAR, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: H.NO.523, HOUSING COLONY, LONDA, TAL: KHANAPUR, PRESENTLY AT CCB NO.38, SRI. GANESH CHIDAMBAR NAGAR, BELAGAVI. … APPELLANT (BY SRI. JAGADISH PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR, TILAKWADI P.S., R/BY IT’S STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENCH AT DHARWAD. … RESPONDENT (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 374(2) OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER UNDER SECTION 342 OF IPC AND UNDER SECTION 8 OF THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCE ACT, BY THE III ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE AND SPECIAL COURT UNDER POCSO ACT, 2012 AT BELAGAVI IN S.C. NO. 84 OF 2016 DATED 07.08.2017 AND ACQUIT THE APPELLANT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT IS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9244 CRL.A No. 100284 of 2017 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) Learned counsel for the appellant submits that sole appellant has died. His death certificate is placed on record. Appeal is accordingly dismissed as abated. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE Rsh/CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 9