IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

DHARWAD BENCH

DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2021

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR

CRL.R.P. NO.2283/2012

BETWEEN:

STATE OF KARNATAKA,

KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA POLICE DHARWAD,

BY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA POLICE WING,

DHARWAD.

...PETITIONER

(BY SRI. SANTOSH B. MALAGOUDAR, ADV.)

AND:

ANAND S/O KESHAVARAO DESHPANDE

AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS,

OCC: JUNIOR ENGINEER, PWD,

KUNDAGOL DVN, KUNDGOL,

C/O L.K.NADIGER, NEAR KE BOARD SCHOOL,

GOPALPUR, DHARWAD.

…RESPONDENT

(BY SRI. SHANKAR HEGDE, ADV.)

THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED U/S. 397

R/W 401 OF CR.P.C. SEEKING THAT THE ORDER OF DISCHARGE

OF THE RESPONDENT OF THE OFFENCES P/U/S 7, 13(2) OF

PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT, 1988, PASSED IN SPL.

(K.L.A) C.C.NO.05/2010 BY THE III ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND

SESSIONS AND SPECIAL JUDGE DHARWAD ON 21.03.2012 BE

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SET ASIDE AND THE TRIAL COURT BE DIRECTED TO FRAME

THE CHAGES FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES U/S 7, 13(1) (d)

R/W 3(2) OF P.C. ACT, 1988 TO PROCEED WITH THE TRIAL IN

ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.

THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS COMING ON FOR

ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

ORDER

Learned counsel for the petitioner files memo

with copy of the death certificate of respondent-

Sri. Anand Keshavarao Deshpande.

As per the death certificate, the date of death of

the respondent is 18.05.2016.

In view of the death of the respondent, this

revision petition is dismissed as abated.

Sd/-

JUDGE

MNS/