APHC010032772007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] TUESDAY,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: 337/2007 Between: 1. G. ANIL KUMAR,, JUNIOR ASSISTANT, O/O MANDAL PRAJAPARISHAD, DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, KAMBADUR. ...APELLANT AND 1. THE STATE OF AP REP BY ITS SPL PP HYD FOR ACB ANANTHAPUR, rep. by its Spl. Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., at Hyderabad, through Inspector of Police, ACB., Ananthapur District. ...RESPODENT Appeal under Section 372/374(2)/378(4) of Cr.P.C praying that the High Court may be pleased to to present this Memorandum of Grounds of Crl.A., to this Hon'ble Court against the Judgment of the Addl. Spl. Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, CCC., at Hyderabad, in CC.No. 9 of 2002, dt. 13-03-07. IA NO: 1 OF 2007(CRLAMP 440 OF 2007 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the execution of the sentence passed by the Addl. Spl. Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, in CC.No. 9 of 2002, dt. 13-3-2007 and release the petitioner on bail pending disposal of the Crl.A., before this Hon'ble Court. Counsel for the Apellant: 1. D SANGEETHA REDDY Counsel for the Respodent: 1. S.SYAM SUNDER RAO SC cum Spl P.P. For ACB The Court made the following: 2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI CRIMINAL APPEAL No.337 of 2007 JUDGMENT: When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri A. Hari Prasad Reddy, learned counsel representing Smt. D. Sangeetha Reddy, learned counsel for the appellant/Accused No.1, and Sri S. Syam Sunder Rao, learned Standing Counsel – cum - Special Public Prosecutor for ACB, appearing for the respondent–State, submitted that the appellant/Accused No.1 had passed away on 04.07.2016 during the pendency of the appeal. 2. In this regard, the prosecution filed a memo dated 02.05.2025 before the Registry, along with a copy of the death certificate of the deceased appellant/Accused No.1. 3. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, and as none of the legal representatives of the deceased appellant/Accused No.1 have come forward seeking leave to continue the appeal, as contemplated under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the appeal stands abated against the appellant/Accused No.1 under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 4. Accordingly, the Criminal Appeal is dismissed as abated. 3 As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this Criminal Appeal shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI 17th February, 2026 cbn 4 39 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI CRIMINAL APPEAL No: 337 of 2007 17th February, 2026 cbn