APHC010445522007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3368] TUESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B V L N CHAKRAVARTHI CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: 1761/2007 Between: 1. PALLAM CHANDRA SEKHARAIAH,, S/O VENKATA RAMANAIAH, FORMERLY PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, BALAYAPALLI PANCHAYAT, NELLORE DISTRICT. ...APELLANT AND 1. THE STATE OF AP REP BY ITS SPL PP HYD FOR ACB, rep. by its Spl. Public Prosecutor, for ACB., High Court of A.P., at Hyderabad. ...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 Crl.A., aggrieved by the Judgment dt. 30-11-2007 in CC.No. 34 of 2004 on the file of the Court of the Spl. Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, Nellore district. IA NO: 1 OF 2007(CRLAMP 2479 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 sentence imposed upon the petitioner by judgment dt. 30-11-2007 in CC.No. 34 of 2004 on the file of the Spl. Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, Nellore and enalrge the petitioner on bail subject to his furnishing security to the satisfaction of the Spl. Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, Nellore pending disposal of the Crl.A., Counsel for the Apellant: 1. D VAMSI KRISHNA 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.1761 of 2007 JUDGMENT: Ms. K. Divya Chaitanya, learned counsel representing Sri D. Vamsi Krishna, learned counsel for the appellant, submitted that the appellant is no more and that he died pending the appeal on 26.08.2024. In that regard, a memo dated 06.12.2024 is filed before the Registry along with a copy of the death certificate of the deceased appellant. 2. Sri S. Syam Sunder Rao, learned Standing Counsel – cum – Special Public Prosecutor for ACB, representing the respondent-State, is in attendance. 3. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel representing the appellant and since none of the legal representatives of the deceased appellant had come forward seeking leave to continue the appeal as contemplated under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the appeal stands abated as against the appellant under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 4. Accordingly, the Criminal Appeal is dismissed as abated. As a sequel thereto, interlocutory applications, if any, pending in this Criminal Appeal shall stand closed. ______________________________ JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI 3rd February, 2026 cbn 3 131 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI CRIMINAL APPEAL No: 1761 OF 2007 3rd February, 2026 cbn