The High Court of Karnataka dismissed the criminal appeal abated due to the death of the appellant on 13.03.2022, as evidenced by the trial court report dated 10.12.2024.
The appeal is dismissed as abated. The fine deposited by the appellant is ordered to be appropriated to the State.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 417 OF 2012
BETWEEN:
IMRAN S/O PASHA AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS RESIDING AT: 4TH CROSS, NEAR DEVIKA BAR HALE GUDDADAHALLI BANGALORE – 560 026.
…APPELLANT
Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
(BY SRI H K THIMMEGOWDA, ADVOCATE)
AND:
STATE OF KARNATAKA BY J J NAGAR POLICE STATION BANGALORE REP BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROESECUTOR HIGH COURT BUILDING BANGALORE – 560 001.
…RESPONDENT
(BY SRI K NAGESHWARAPPA, HCGP)
THIS CRL.A IS FILED UNDER SECTION 374(2)Cr.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION DATED 28.3.2012 IN SPL.C.C.No.58/2007 PASSED BY THE XXXIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE (NDPS), BANGALORE - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHALBE UNDER SECTION 20(B) OF N.D.P.S ACT AND ETC.,
NC: 2024:KHC:51127 CRL.A No. 417 of 2012
THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR
ORAL JUDGMENT
The report received from the Trial Court dated 10.12.2024 would indicate that the appellant has expired on 13.03.2022.
In view of death of the appellant, the appeal abates. Hence, the appeal is dismissed as abated .
The fine amount deposited by the appellant is ordered to be appropriated to the State.
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(SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE
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