State appeal against acquittal under IPC and POCSO provisions. Respondent's death on 24.12.2023 was reported by memo with death certificate; the High Court dismissed the appeal as abated.
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NC: 2024:KHC:47685 CRL.A No. 1120 of 2019
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1120 OF 2019
BETWEEN:
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY POLICE INSPECTOR, PUTTUR RURAL POLICE STATION, PUTTUR, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE - 01.
…APPELLANT
Digitally signed by SWAPNA V Location: high court of karnataka
(BY SMT. K.P. YASHODHA, HCGP)
AND:
SRI VISHNU POOJARY, S/O. LATE GANGANNA POOJARY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT: BEDRAKADU HOUSE, KARPE VILLAGE, BANTWAL TALUK - 574 211.
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. JEEVAN .K., ADVOCATE)
THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.378(1) AND (3) CR.P.C PRAYING TO GRANT LEAVE TO FILE AN APPEAL AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF ACQUITTAL DATED 21.12.2018 PASSED BY II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS (SPECIAL) JUDGE, D.K., MANGALURU IN S.C.NO.73/2015 ACQUITTING THE RESPONDENT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 448, 354-A OF IPC AND SECTION 11 OF POCSO ACT.
NC: 2024:KHC:47685 CRL.A No. 1120 of 2019
THIS CRL.A., COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE M G UMA
ORAL JUDGMENT
Learned High Court Government Pleader has filed a
memo reporting death of the respondent along with copy of the death certificate. As per the death certificate, the respondent died on 24.12.2023.
Memo is placed on record.
Hence, the appeal is dismissed as abated.
Sd/(M G UMA) JUDGE
SPV
List No.: 2 Sl No.: 59
3 provisions across 3 enactments
The State of Karnataka by Police Inspector, Puttur Rural Police Station
Sri Vishnu Poojary
M G Uma
As recorded by the court registry
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