- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46607 CRL.RP No. 60 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 60 OF 2023 BETWEEN: MR. NIRANJANA S/O LATE SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, CHIKKANAHALLI VILLAGE HALEKOTE HOBLI HOLENARASIPURA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 211. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJARAMA S, ADVOCATE) AND: MR. APPANNA S/O LATE THIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS KADAVINAKOTE VILLAGE HALEKOTE HOBLI HOLENARASIPURA TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 211. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SYED AKBAR PASHA, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 17.11.2022 IN CRL.A.NO.33/2022 PASSED BY THE II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT AT HASSAN AND THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46607 CRL.RP No. 60 of 2023 11.01.2022 IN C.C.NO.765/2015 PASSED BY THE ADDTIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC HOLENARASIPURA AND MAY BE ACQUITTED THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.138 OF NI ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FURTHER HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER This matter is listed for Further Hearing. 2. Learned counsel for respondent submits that he has instructions about death of petitioner some time ago. 3. In view of said submission, Revision Petition is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE HNM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16 CT: BHK