- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:996 CRL.RP No. 1494 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1494 OF 2025 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRI. SHAKTHIVELU SON OF R.AYYAKANNU, AGED 41 YEARS, EMPL: NO.4451/87095-33, HAL FSR OFFICE, HANK TECH FLIGHT, AIR FORCE STATION, KALAIKUNDA, WEST MIDNAPUR DISTRICT, WEST BENGALURU-721 303. ALSO R/AT- SRI. SHAKTHIVELU, SON OF R.AYYAKANNU, AGED 41 YEARS, C/O SRI. ANJINAPPA, NO.50/1, SLN LAYOUT, NEAR LBS SCHOOL, RAMPURA, VIRGO NARAR POST, BENGALURU-560 049. PRESENTLY AT NO.6, BALAJI RESIDENCY, G-02, KONNENA AGRAHARA, MURUGESHA PALYA, BENGALURU - 560 017. …PETITIONER (BY SRI S.CHANDRAIAH, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by RAMYA D Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:996 CRL.RP No. 1494 of 2025 AND: SRI. G. PARTHASARATHI, SON OF LATE P. GOVINDARAJ, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/AT 5/35, 4TH CROSS, AJJAPPA BLOCK, DINNUR, RT NAGAR POST, BENGALURU -560 031. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.RP FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 CR.PC (FILED U/S 438 R/W 442 BNSS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HON’BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO A. SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE ORDER DATED 4TH JULY 2025, PASSED IN CRL.A.NO.1120/2019 BY THE LXII CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT BENGALURU AND THE ORDER DATED 22.04.2019 PASSED IN CC NO.26756/2015, BY THE XVIII ACMM, AT BENGALURU CITY AND DISMISS THE COMPLAINANT AND ACQUIT THE ACCUSED/APPELLANT AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondent-complainant had died during the pendency of the criminal appeal before the First Appellate Court. 2. This revision petition is filed against a dead person and though, the respondent-complainant is said to have died prior to 04.07.2025, the date on which - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:996 CRL.RP No. 1494 of 2025 Crl.A.No.1120/2019 was dismissed, till date the legal representatives of the deceased respondent are not brought on record. Therefore, this petition stands abated and accordingly, the same is dismissed. SD/- (S VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE PB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7