Vivek @ Chhootu v. State of U.P.
Criminal Appeal – Abatement – Death of sole appellant during pendency
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal on death of sole appellant; Vivek @ Chhootu v. State of U.P.; CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2280 of 2008; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:65275); appeal dismissed as abated; CJM Lucknow death report dated 29.08.2024; appellant died 24.03.2011; Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan, J.
What did the court decide?
No relief to the appellant; appeal dismissed as abated on account of the death of the sole appellant, with a direction that a copy of the order along with the trial court record (if requisitioned) be immediately sent to the trial court concerned. ¶8