Dismissed¶33
State of Karnataka v. Sri. Range Gowda
Karnataka HCCRL.A/1702/2022
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal on death of sole respondent; Karnataka High Court dismisses State appeal (under S.378(1)(3) Cr.P.C) against acquittal in Crl.A.No.10015/2017 (IV Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Doddaballapura, dated 28.10.2019) concerning offences under Ss.120-B, 465, 466, 467, 468, 418, 420, 201 IPC; death of respondent Range Gowda reported by memo and not disputed; appeal dismissed as abated; no merits decided; bench H.P. Sandesh & Venkatesh Naik T., JJ.
What did the court decide?
As the respondent died while the State's appeal against acquittal was pending, and the Additional SPP did not dispute the death, the appeal stands dismissed as abated. ¶33