Vinay @ Venkatesh v. State by
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of a criminal revision petition on the death of the revision petitioner; dismissal as abated after death certificate produced and taken on record; death during pendency of revision under Sections 397/401 Cr.P.C.; offences under Sections 457 and 380 IPC (house-breaking/larceny); appellate confirmation of sentence by IV Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Hassan (at Channarayapatna) in Crl.A.No.141/2015; trial court sentence in C.C.No.166/2012 by II Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC, Channarayapatna; State by Neggehalli Police Station; Karnataka High Court, 2026; petitioner Vinay @ Venkatesh; no merits adjudication, no precedent value on the underlying offence.
What did the court decide?
The revision petitioner died on 11.06.2024; the death certificate collected by the learned High Court Government Pleader on the Court's direction was produced and taken on record.