- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40130 CRL.A No. 2271 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2271 OF 2022 (A) BETWEEN: SRI.V.ANANDA KUMAR S/O LATE SRI VENKATARAMANAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/AT NO.9, 8TH CROSS, 9TH MAIN, S R NAGAR, BENGALURU-560027 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. R B SADASIVAPPA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. T.C.SEENAPPA S/O LATE C CHENNAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS R/A NO.278, 8TH MAIN BEML LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560037 2. SRI BOREGOWDA S/O MUNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO.215, SHESHADRIPURAM, BENGALURU-560022 …RESPONDENTS (NOTICE NOT ORDERED IN R/O RESPONDENTS.) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.378(4) CR.P.C PRAYING TO MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT DATED 12.9.2022 PASSED BY THE 9th ACMM, BANGALORE IN C.C.NO.21279/2017 AND CONSEQUENTLY, CONVICTED THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 452,453,448,447,323 R/W 34 OF IPC. Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYAN N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40130 CRL.A No. 2271 of 2022 THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA ORAL JUDGMENT Heard on IA.I of 2024. IA.I of 2024 is filed under Section 256 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to bring the legal representatives of deceased sole appellant on record. Application is supported by the affidavit of Smt.N.V.Vimala, who is the wife of deceased sole appellant. Today counsel for the appellant submitted that legal representative of the complainant is not interested in prosecuting the case. 2. In view of the submission, IA.I of 2024 filed under Section 256 of Cr.P.C is dismissed. Consequently, this appeal is dismissed as abated. In view of dismissal of main appeal, pending applications if any, also stand disposed of. Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE KBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6