Sri Pradeep R. Hattangadi v. State by Central Bureau of Investigation
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal upon death of sole appellant; death of appellant/accused on 18.02.2024; CRL.A No. 437 of 2013; High Court of Karnataka; appeal under Section 374(2) Cr.P.C.; underlying conviction under Section 120B IPC (criminal conspiracy); CBI Anti-Corruption Branch, Special Police Establishment, Bangalore; Spl. C.C. No. 66/2002 dated 13.02.2013; XLVI Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special Judge for CBI Cases; former State Bank of India branch manager; three years simple imprisonment; Justice G Basavaraja; oral judgment dated 30.10.2025; no adjudication on merits.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief; the appeal stands abated owing to the death of the appellant, with no adjudication on the merits of the conviction under Section 120B IPC. ¶26