Sri Ganapathi vs Sri H.P. Shama Rao
2023 Latest Caselaw 8615 Kant

Karnataka High Court

Sri Ganapathi vs Sri H.P. Shama Rao on 27 November, 2023

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                                                      NC: 2023:KHC:42614
                                                   CRL.A No. 247 of 2014




                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

                    DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023

                                          BEFORE
                         THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA
                           CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 247 OF 2014
                BETWEEN:

                SRI. GANAPATHI,
                AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS,
                S/O RANGANATHA BHAT,
                R/O LINGAPPA LAYOUT,
                URAGADURU EXTENSION,
                SHIMOGA CITY - 577 202.
                                                            ...APPELLANT
                (BY SRI. PRABHAKAR L SHETTY, ADVOCATE)

                AND:

                SRI. H. P. SHAMA RAO,
                S/O LATE PUNDALEEKA RAO,
Digitally
                AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS,
signed by
SANDHYA S
                R/O HEBBARE NILAYA,
Location:       TULUJA BHAVANI TEMPLE RAOD,
High Court of
Karnataka       SHIMOGA - 577 202.
                                                          ...RESPONDENT
                (BY SRI. B SHEKARAPPA, ADVOCATE)

                       THIS CRL.A IS FILED U/S.378 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO
                SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL DATED 4.12.2013
                PASSED BY THE J.M.F.C.-II, SHIMOGA IN C.C.NO.2982/2009 -
                ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE
                P/U/S 138 OF N.I.ACT.
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                                          NC: 2023:KHC:42614
                                       CRL.A No. 247 of 2014




      THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE

COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:


                        JUDGMENT

1. Memo dated 17.11.2023 is filed by the respondent's

counsel enclosing the death certificate of Ganapathi R,

stating that appellant died on 10.02.2017.

2. No steps is taken to bring the legal representative of

appellant on record. Hence the appeal stands abated.

Sd/-

JUDGE

NG

CT: BHK