IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2017 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.379/2015 BETWEEN:
KRISHNAPPA S/O.RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/AT HIRETOGALERI VILLAGE DAVANAGERE TALUK AND DISTRICT-577 001 (BY SRI.DINESHKUMAR K.RAO, ADV. ) AND:
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY MAYAKONDA POLICE STATION DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577 001.
(BY SRI.K.NAGESHWARAPPAM, HCGP) … APPELLANT … RESPONDENT THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S 374(2) CR.P.C. BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANT PRAYING THAT THIS HON’BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER AND SENTENCE DATED 8/10-07-2013, PASSED BY THE II ADDL DIST. & SESSIONS JUDGE, DAVANAGERE, IN S.C.NO.69/2012 CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 498-A, 306 OF IPC.
THIS CRL.A. COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT Sri.Dineshkumar K.Rao, learned counsel for the appellant is present before the Court.
2. Sri.K.Nageshwarappa, learned HCGP has produced the Post Mortem Report of the accused Krishnappa sent by the Additional Director General of Police and submits that the sole accused, has passed away on February 13, 2014.
3. Let the letter dated October 13, 2017 written by the Additional Director General of Police to the learned HCGP and the Post Mortem Report be kept in the record.
4. The appeal stands disposed of as having been abated.
Sd/- JUDGE mpk/-*