Kodandaramaiah v. State by Hiriyur Rural Ps
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; CRL.RP No. 1348 of 2018; filed under S.397 r/w 401 Cr.P.C.; revision against order in C.C.No.275/2014 dated 3.6.2016 (Sr. Civil Judge and JMFC, Hiriyur) and judgment in CRL.A.No.51/2016 dated 14.11.2018 (2nd Additional District and Sessions Judge, Chitradurga); petitioner sought acquittal; dismissed on 25 November 2025 after counsel filed memo with death certificate recording petitioner's death on 25.11.2022 and legal representatives' decision not to pursue the challenge; Bench: Ravi V Hosmani, J.; respondent: State by Hiriyur Rural PS; petitioner's counsel: C Gopalakrishnamurthy; State represented by Anihta N Girish, HCGP.
What did the court decide?
Noting the memo filed by learned counsel for the petitioner along with the death certificate showing the petitioner died on 25.11.2022, and that his legal representatives do not intend to pursue the challenge against conviction, the revision petition was dismissed.