- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31298 CRL.A No. 749 of 2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 749 OF 2015 (A) BETWEEN: THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY THE YESALUR POLICE 573 137 …APPELLANT (BY SMT.PUSHPALATHA B., SPP) AND: MOHANA S/O PUTTEGOWDAA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS BILITHALU VILLAGE HETHUR HOBLI SKALESHPURA TALUK, 573 134 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. N K KANTHARAJU, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(1) AND (3) CR.P.C., PRAYING TO GRANT LEAVE TO APPEAL AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 16.03.2015 PASSED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER FAST TRACK COURT AND ADDL. DIST. AND S.J., HASSAN IN SC.NO.58/2013 IN ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENTS/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 306 OF IPC AND ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH Digitally signed by SREEDHARAN BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31298 CRL.A No. 749 of 2015 ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the respondent filed a memo stating that the sole respondent - Mohana died on 05.01.2024, death certificate of the respondent has been filed to that effect. The memo is taken on record and the same is accepted. In view of the memo, the appeal stands dismissed as abated. Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE JS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 7