Dismissed¶9
Chhotkau v. State of U.P.
Allahabad HCCRLA/1548/2004
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal on death of sole appellant; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Lucknow Bench), Criminal Appeal No. - 1548 of 2004, appellant Chhotkau, respondent State of U.P.; dismissal as abated based on C.J.M. Barabanki report dated 17.04.2025 confirming appellant's death during pendency about eighteen years prior; decided 8.5.2025 by Sangeeta Chandra and Shree Prakash Singh, JJ.
What did the court decide?
Since the sole appellant Chhotkau had died during the pendency of the Appeal, the Appeal is liable to be dismissed as abated. ¶8