K H Ramakrishnaiah v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal on death of both appellants; memo with death certificates filed by counsel; Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Sections 7, 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2); conviction and sentence (R.I. 1 year, fine Rs.5,000/- each) by II Addl. Dist. & S.J., Tumkur in Spl. Case No.21/2009 dated 16.02.2013; appeal under S.374(2) CrPC; respondent State of Karnataka by Lokayuktha Police, Tumkur; High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; Justice V Srishananda; decided 17 February 2025; appeal dismissed as abated; no merits decided; NC: 2025:KHC:7019.
What did the court decide?
The criminal appeal is dismissed as abated following the death of both appellants, with the memo enclosing their death certificates placed on record. ¶26