APHC010043642006 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: 1070/2006 Between: 1. R.GANGADHARAM, PROPRIETOR VARUN SAI SHIPPING & CARGO AGENCY, VISAKHAPATNAM. R/O PLOT NO.50 (B-102), CHERRY VILLA, ...APPELLANT AND 1. THE STATE ACB ANANTHAPUR RANGE REP BY SPL P P, A.C.B., Ananthapur Range, Ananthapur. Rep. by its Spl. Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENT Appeal under Section 372/374(2)/378(4) of Cr.P.C praying that the High Court may be pleased to submit this Memorandum of Crl.A., being aggrieved by the Judgment dt.07.08.06 in C.C.No.8/99 on the file of the Addl. Spl. Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, Hyderabad convicting the accused No.3 herein and sentencing to undergo RI for two years for the charge U/s.120-B and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) and in default of payment of fine SI for one year. IA NO: 1 OF 2006(CRLAMP 1274 OF 2006 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 sentence 2 of imprisonment made in C.C.No.8/99, dt.07.08.06 on the file of the Addl. Spl. Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, Hyderabad, and continue the petitioner on bail, pending disposal of the above Crl.A. Counsel for the Appellant: 1. . Counsel for the Respondent: 1. S.SYAM SUNDER RAO SC cum Spl.P.P. For ACB The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: 1070 of 2006 J U D G M E N T: None appeared for the appellant/A3. 2. Sri S.Syam Sunder Rao, learned Standing Counsel-cum- Special Public Prosecutor for ACB would submit that appellant/A3 is no more and that the prosecution has filed a memo along with a copy of the death certificate showing that appellant died on 28.08.2024. Since then, no one has been appearing for the appellant/A3 in spite of orders of this Court dated 19.01.2026. No application has been filed in respect of the deceased- appellant/A3 under Section 394 of Cr.P.C. seeking leave to continue the appeal. 3. In that view of the matter, the appeal preferred by the accused/A3 stands abated in accordance with law. 4. Accordingly, the Criminal Appeal is disposed of as abated. As a sequel, interlocutory applications, if any, pending shall stand closed. _______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI Dated: 09.02.2026 Pmk 4 11 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI CRIMINAL APPEAL NO:1070 of 2006 Date: 09.02.2026 Pmk