- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5117 CRL.A No. 100642 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 100642 OF 2024 BETWEEN: BHAGAPPA S/O. BASAPPA MALLADAD, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BEVINAMATTI, BAGALKOT TALUK AND DISTRICT – 587112. …APPELLANT (BY SRI RAJA RAGHAVENDRA V. NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH BAGALKOT RURAL POLICE STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH. 2. LAXMI BAI NELAGI W/O. ASHOK, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: LABOUR, R/O: BEVINAKATTI, BAGALKOT TALUK AND DISTRICT – 587112. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI ABHISHEK MALIPATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI PRASHANT S. KADADEVAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 14(A) OF SC/ST (POA ACT AMENDMENT ACT) 2015 READ WITH 439 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 18.07.2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED IIND ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE, BAGALKOTE IN SPL. C. NO. 139/2022 AGAINST APPELLANT/ACCUSED NO.3 WITH RESPECT TO THE FIR IN CRIME NO. 178/2022 BY THE BAGALKOT RURAL POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 143, 147, 148, 363, 302, 201, 120(B), 109 READ WITH 149 OF IPC AND SECTION 3(2) (V) OF SC/ST (POA) AMENDMENT ACT 2015 CONSEQUENTLY, THIS HON’BLE Digitally signed by MOHANKUMAR B SHELAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5117 CRL.A No. 100642 of 2024 COURT MAY BE PLEASED RELEASE THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THERIEN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for appellant files memo reporting death of appellant. In view of death of appellant, the appeal becomes infructuous. Hence, the appeal is dismissed as it has become infructuous. SD/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE RKM/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11