Raj Kumar Tiwari v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal on death of sole appellant. Sole appellant Raj Kumar Tiwari S/o Doodh Nath Tiwari died on 06.05.2025 during the pendency of Criminal Appeal No. 2197 of 2024 against respondent State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. Bench: Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra, J. and Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh, J., Court No. 9, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; order dated 23.5.2025; neutral citation 2025:AHC-LKO:30725-DB. Counsel: Mahendra Pratap Singh and Ajay Veer Singh for appellant; G.A. and Nagendra Mohan for respondent. Disposition: appeal dismissed as having been abated; no statutes or precedents cited; decision appealed against not identified in the text.
What did the court decide?
Because the sole appellant died during the pendency of the Appeal, the Appeal was liable to be dismissed as abated.