Sri Devarajanayka v. State by C E S C O M Vigilance
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of a criminal appeal on the death of the sole appellant; no adjudication on merits. Keywords: Crl.A. No. 528 of 2012; High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; Justice V Srishananda; appeal under S.374(2) CrPC; Sections 135 and 138, Indian Electricity Act 2003; electricity offence conviction; Addl. Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Hassan; S.C. No. 11/2007; judgment dated 9.4.2012; fine Rs.56,262 plus Rs.5,000, total Rs.61,262; death certificate; Gram Panchayath letter; dismissed as abated; State by CESCO(M) Vigilance Police Station Hassan.
What did the court decide?
On intimation of the death of the sole appellant, supported by the Death Certificate and the Gram Panchayath letter, Crl.A. No. 528 of 2012 is dismissed as abated; the merits of the conviction were not adjudicated. ¶24