Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Raj Beer Singh, J.), Criminal Appeal No. 2946 of 1988, Lakhan v. State — appeal dismissed as abated on May 6, 2026 following the death of the sole appellant Lakhan (reported by C.J.M., Hamirpur vide letter dated 26.03.2026); no legal heirs sought to continue the appeal; trial court record ordered to be returned. Short order; no statutory provisions or precedents discussed.
What did the court decide?
Since the sole appellant had died and no application was moved on behalf of his legal heirs to pursue the appeal, the appeal stands dismissed as abated. ¶13