Ram Lal v. State of U.P.
Criminal appeal – Abatement – Death of sole appellant during pendency
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Hon'ble Mrs. Renu Agarwal, J.), Criminal Appeal No. 2117 of 2004, Ram Lal v. State of U.P., order dated 4.8.2023 (Neutral Citation 2023:AHC-LKO:51540): appeal dismissed as abated on report of the death of the sole appellant; no application by legal heirs under Section 394(2) Cr.P.C. to continue the appeal regarding the fine; thirty-day period lapsed; bail prayer in the memo of appeal dismissed as infructuous. Keywords: abatement, death of appellant, Section 394(2) Cr.P.C., fine, legal heirs, bail prayer infructuous.
What did the court decide?
The appeal on behalf of the sole appellant Ram Lal stands dismissed as abated, his death having been reported and the thirty-day period for his legal heirs to approach the Court having lapsed without any application to continue the appeal regarding the fine.