Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2485 of 1985, Nain Singh v. State of U.P., Rajiv Gupta, J., order dated 5.4.2022: criminal appeal dismissed as abated on death of the sole appellant; death verified by CJM Bulandshahar letter dated 13.7.2021, statement of nephew Ajay Singh and police report of Adesh Kumar, S.I., P.S. Kotwali Dehat; counsel for appellant P.M.Gupta, counsel for respondent A.G.A.; no appearance for appellant; no statutory provisions or precedents discussed; no monetary reliefs.
What did the court decide?
Since the sole appellant had already expired, the Criminal Appeal is dismissed as having been abated. ¶8