Shri. Gurupur Prakash Prabhu v. State by Central Bureau of Investigation
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; CRL.A No. 960 of 2013 (C); Gurupur Prakash Prabhu @ Prakash Prabhu v. State by Central Bureau of Investigation ACB, Bangalore; Coram: Justice V Srishananda; decided 14 February 2025; appeal against conviction under S.420 r/w 120B IPC (Spl.C.C.No.101/2005, judgment dated 31.07.2013) dismissed as abated following memo recording appellant's death on 25.12.2013; filed under S.374(2) Cr.P.C; no merits decided; no cases cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
On placing the memo (with death certificate) on record, the criminal appeal is dismissed as abated owing to the death of the appellant; no adjudication on the merits of the conviction. ¶25-26