- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11877 CRL.A No. 100159 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 100159 OF 2025 (A) BETWEEN: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/BY ITS LOKAYUKTA POLICE, BALLARI-583 101, DIST. BALLARI, R/BY SPL. PP, HCK, DHARWAD. … APPELLANT (BY SRI. ANIL KALE, ADVOCATE) AND: G. MANJUNATH S/O. G. RUDRANNA, AGE. 48 YEARS, OCC. 2ND DIVISIONAL ASSISTANT, LAND REFORMS AND ELECTION SECTION IN TALUKA OFFICE, SANDUR, R/O. NO.53, WARD NO.20, BEHIND SAIBABA TEMPLE, NALA STREET, COWL BAZAR, BALLARI, DIST. BALLARI-583 101. … RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ARAVIND UPADHYE, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(1 AND 3) OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 419(1)(B) AND (3) OF BNSS) OF CR.P.C. (UNDER SECTION 419(4) OF BNSS ACT), PRAYING TO GRANT LEAVE TO APPEAL AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF ACQUITTAL PASSED BY THE PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE BALLARI, IN SPECIAL CASE NO.113/2014 DATED 21.12.2023 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 7, 13(1)(D) R/W SEC. 13(2) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988 AND CALL FOR RECORDS AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF ACQUITTAL PASSED BY THE LEANED PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE BALLARI IN SPECIAL CASE NO.113/2014 DATED 21.12.2023 AND CONVICT THE ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 7, 13(1)(D) R/W SECTION 13(2) OF THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988 IN CRIME NO.01/2014 OF KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA P.S. BALLARI. RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11877 CRL.A No. 100159 of 2025 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT IS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. Learned Counsel for the appellant has filed a memo reporting that the sole accused who was acquitted by the Trial Court has died. 2. The death certificate produced along with the memo filed by the respondent would go to show that he has died on 30.06.2025. Therefore, this appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 11