- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26218 CRL.A No. 125 of 2014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 125 OF 2014 (A) BETWEEN: SHANKAR JAYANTH S/O H N HALAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS RESIDING AT 128, 11TH MAIN, (NEAR AMBEDKAR COLLEGE) J C NAGAR, KURUBARAHALLI MAHALAXMIPURAM POST, BANGALORE-86. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. JAGAN MOHAN M. T., ADVOCATE) AND: SRINIVASAN S/O LATE RAMACHANDRAN AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.75/1, 7TH 'A' CROSS, 2ND MAIN, SHIVANAGARA, RAJAJINAGARA, BANGALORE. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. P. MAHESHA, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.397 CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 1.7.2013 AND CONFIRM THE JUDGMENT DATED 20.6.2012 IN C.C.NO.28366/2009 PASSED BY THE 13TH ADDL. C.M.M., BANGALORE BY ALLOWING THIS CRL.R.P. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYAN N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26218 CRL.A No. 125 of 2014 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the parties are present. 2. Learned counsel for the respondent has filed a memo stating that the sole respondent, Sri.Srinivasan S/o late Ramachandran, passed away on 19.12.2025. The death certificate pertaining to the respondent- Sri.Srinivasan, has also been produced, which confirms the date of death as 19.12.2025. 3. In addition, the Police Inspector of Basaveshwara Nagar Police Station has submitted a report regarding the death of Sri.Srinivasan. A death report issued by the Harishchandra Ghat Electric Crematorium, Bangalore has also been produced. 4. In view of the death of the sole respondent, the appeal stands abated. Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE KBM., List No.: 1 Sl No.: 1