Parsadi v. State of U.P.
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal upon death of sole appellant. Parsadi v. State of U.P., Criminal Appeal No. 1644 of 2003, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench (Court No. 16), Shamim Ahmed, J., order dated 26.2.2024 (Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:17068). Based on report of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Shahjahanpur dated 23.02.2024 that sole appellant Parsadi had expired four years ago; appeal abated, record consigned, trial court record to be returned. Counsel: Nishit Upreti for appellant; Government Advocate for State. No merits adjudicated; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
The criminal appeal stands abated on account of the death of the sole appellant; the file is consigned to record and the trial court record, if any, is to be returned to the court concerned. No adjudication on merits. ¶7