- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36000-DB CRL.A No.1699/2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1699/2019 (C) BETWEEN: VIJAYALAKSHMI @ VIJAYA W/O LATE K P MANI AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT NO.47, 3RD CROSS NEAR GANESHA TEMPLE HANDI GUDISALU, K P AGRAHARA BENGALURU – 560 023 …APPELLANT (BY SRI N.DEENABANDHU RAI, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MAGADI ROAD POLICE STATION BENGALURU CITY NOW REP. BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT COMPLEX BANGALORE – 560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VIJAYAKUMAR MAJAGE, SPP-II) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 374(2) OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 20.07.2019 AND ORDER OF SENTENCE DATED 22.07.2019 PASSED BY THE LXVII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU IN S.C.NO.705/2015 CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 302 AND 201 OF IPC. THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by K S RENUKAMBA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36000-DB CRL.A No.1699/2019 CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL AND HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL) Learned SPP-II submits memo along with report of the Chief Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara, Bengaluru and death certificate of the appellant. The said records show that the appellant died on 19.01.2021. Hence the appeal is abated and disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (K.S.MUDAGAL) JUDGE Sd/- (M.G.S. KAMAL) JUDGE KSR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20