Petitioner's counsel submitted that the accused had expired and proceedings abated. Court disposed of the revision petition as abated and ordered release of any deposit to the respondent.
Criminal proceedings abated; deposit released to respondent.
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CRL.RP No. 92 of 2014
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 92 OF 2014
BETWEEN:
SMT. C.G. VANAJAKSHI AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, W/O LATE B. DEVEGOWDA, RESIDING AT KASKEBYLU VILLAGE, GONIBEEDU POST, MUDIGERE TALUK, CHIKMAGALUR DISTRICT, PIN-577132.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. SHANKARANARAYANA BHAT N., ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
SRI. C. RAMESH AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, S/O SRI. CHANDRAN, LAKSHMI AUTO ELECTRICALS, OPP. MASJID, MALLANDURU ROAD, CHIKAMAGALUR CITY, PIN: 577 101.
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. SACHIN B.S., ADVOCATE)
THIS CRL.RP IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 397 AND 401 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 19.11.2013 PASSED BY THE II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CHIKMAGALUR, IN CRL.A.NO.245/2013 AND
CRL.RP No. 92 of 2014
RESTORE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 06.07.2013 PASSED BY THE II ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., CHIKMAGALUR IN CRIMINAL CASE NO.378/2009.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner / accused submits that
the petitioner has expired and therefore, criminal proceedings against the petitioner have abated.
Sd/JUDGE
SMA
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 66
2 issues framed by the court
Whether criminal proceedings abate upon the death of the accused.
Whether the deposit amount should be released to the respondent.
SMT. C.G. VANAJAKSHI
SRI. C. RAMESH
R. NATARAJ
As recorded by the court registry
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