- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14479 CRL.RP No. 948 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 948 OF 2022 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS) BETWEEN: SRI PRITHVI RAJ JAIN AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS S/O CHANDRAYA SHETTY JAIN R/AT BOLAMBALLI KAMBADAKONE, KALTHOD POST KUNDAPUR TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT KARNATAKA - 576 219. …PETITIONER (BY SRI VENKATESH SOMAREDDI, ADV.) AND: SRI RUDRESH. T.V. AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS S/O T.R.VEERASHETTAPPA R/AT NO.21, 3RD CROSS NAGAPPA BLOCK, P G HALLI MALLESHWARAM BANGALORE - 560 003. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI RAMESHCHANDRA, ADV.) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND THE ORDER OF SENTENCE DATED 05.12.2017 PASSED BY THE HONBLE XV ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU IN C.C.NO.23857/2016 WHICH IS CONFIRMED BY THE HONBLE LXI ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU BY ORDER DATED 29.07.2021 IN CRL.A.NO.42/2018 AND CONSEQUENTLY ACQUIT THE PETITIONER HEREIN IN C.C.NO.23857/2016 ON THE FILE OF THE XV ADDITIONAL CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BENGALURU OF THE OFFENCE P/U/S.138 OF NI ACT, 1881. Digitally signed by NANDINI M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14479 CRL.RP No. 948 of 2022 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo reporting death of the revision petitioner. The said memo reads as under:- "The undersigned submits that the Petitioner Pruthviraj Jain died on 19.01.2025. The copy of the death certificate of petitioner Pruthviraj Jain is herewith produced." 2. Placing the memo on record, the petition is dismissed as abated. 3. The amount in deposit is ordered to be withdrawn by the complainant under due verification. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE NMS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4