Virendra Singh v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal upon death of sole appellant; Virendra Singh v. State of U.P.; CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 502 of 1997; death confirmed via Chief Judicial Magistrate, Farrukhabad report dated 17.12.2019, police station report and Gram Pradhan certificate; appeal dismissed as abated; order dated 5.3.2020; bench: Pankaj Mithal, J. and Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.
What did the court decide?
On the basis of the report of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Farrukhabad dated 17.12.2019 (police station report corroborated by the Gram Pradhan's certificate), the court confirmed that the sole appellant Virendra Singh had died and accordingly dismissed the appeal as abated. ¶¶7