- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31793 CRL.A No. 506 of 2016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 506 OF 2016 (C) BETWEEN: SRI. ASHWATHA REDDY, S/O DODA VENKATASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RESIDING AT BARLA HALLI, CHINTAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 562 101 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. G.M. SRINIVASAREDDY, ADVOCATE) AND: STATE OF KARNATAKA BESCOM VIGILANCE POLICE STATION, CHIKKABALLAPURA R/BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001 …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. WAHEEDA M.M., HCGP) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.374(2) CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 26.02.2016 PASSED BY THE II ADDL. DIST. AND S.J., CHIKKABALLAPURA (SITTING AT CHINTAMANI) IN EACC NO.148/2009 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 135 OF INDIAN ELECTRICITY ACT. THIS CRL.A., COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by SREEDHARAN BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31793 CRL.A No. 506 of 2016 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH ORAL JUDGMENT Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. 2. Learned counsel - Sri. G.M. Srnivasareddy for the appellant has filed a memo stating that the appellant died on 29.04.2017 and he has filed the death certificate of the appellant to that effect. 3. In view of the memo, the appeal stands dismissed as abated. 4. In view of disposal of the appeal, the pending application if any does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, the same stands disposed of. Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE MKM CT:VS