Ram Anoop vs State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. of Home… — Cheque Dishonour | Allahabad HC (2026)

Ram Anoop vs State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. of Home… — Cheque Dishonour | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

C.M. Application No. IA/05 of 2026 for disposal allowed; criminal revision dismissed as abated as to the substantive sentence of imprisonment on the death of the revisionist; fine declared enforceable by the complainant and State from the estate of the revisionist passed to his legal heirs; interim order vacated; copy of the order to be sent to the trial court for intimation and follow-up action regarding the fine/compensation which has attained finality.

Issue for consideration

Whether the pending criminal revision should be disposed of / dismissed as abated following the death of the revisionist Ram Anoop on 05.09.2025, no application under Section 394(2) proviso having been moved within thirty days of the death by his near relatives to continue the revision. +1 more

Court's answer

The application for disposal is allowed and the criminal revision filed by revisionist Ram Anoop stands dismissed as abated with regard to the substantive sentence of imprisonment on his death.

Ratio / Principle

Notwithstanding the abatement, the fine remains enforceable by the complainant and the State from the estate of the revisionist, which has passed on to his legal heirs.

Key takeaways

The interim order stands vacated.ratio¶¶18

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Revision No. 168 of 2025 (High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra, J.; decided June 15, 2026): Following the death of revisionist Ram Anoop on 05.09.2025 and the absence of any application under Section 394(2) proviso within thirty days of the death by his near relatives, the C.M. Application No. IA/05 of 2026 filed by respondent no. 2/complainant for disposal was allowed and the revision stood dismissed as abated as regards the substantive sentence of six months simple imprisonment (conviction under Section 138 N.I. Act in Complaint Case No. 8620 of 2018, upheld through Criminal Appeal no. 31 of 2023 dismissed on 14/11/2024). The fine of Rs. 34,00,000/- was expressly held enforceable by the complainant and the State from the estate of the revisionist which has passed on to his legal heirs; the interim order was vacated and the trial court was to be sent a copy of the order for intimation and follow-up action regarding the fine/compensation awarded against the revisionist.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

CRIMINAL REVISION No. - 168 of 2025

Ram Anoop

.....Revisionist(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Of Home, Lko And Another .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Revisionist(s) : Suyesh Pradhan, Ram Milan Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Ajai Kumar, Sachin Yadav, Vivek Kumar Rai

Court No. - 12

HON'BLE RAM MANOHAR NARAYAN MISHRA, J.

Order on C.M. Application No. IA/05 of 2026 for disposal of criminal revision.

By means of impugned judgment and order dated 14/11/2024, the learned lower appellate court has dismissed the Criminal Appeal no. 31 of 2023 preferred against the judgment and order dated 18/01/2023 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Special Judge N.I. Act, Lucknow in Complaint Case No. 8620 of 2018 under section 138 NI Act. Learned trial court had convicted the revisionist for the charge under Section 138 N.I. Act and sentenced him to six months simple imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 34,00,000/- with default stipulation.

Heard Sri Vivek Kumar Rai, learned counsel for the respondent no.2.

None appeared for the revisionist.

The present application dated 2/4.2.2026 supported with an affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent no. 2/ complainant with prayer to dispose of the present revision on the grounds of death of revisionist/ Ram Anoop on 05.09.2025. No application under Section 394(2) proviso has been moved within thirty days of the death of the revisionist by his near relatives to continue the revision.

CRLR No. 168 of 2025

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Learned counsel for the respondent No. 2 submits that the application is accompanied with the death certificate of revisionist Ram Anoop and due to death of revisionist, the present revision has now become infructuous and the same may be dismissed as abated.

In view of the above, the application for disposal of the criminal appeal is allowed and present criminal revision filed by the revisionist- Ram Anoop stands dismissed as abated with regard to substantive sentence of imprisonment on the death of the revisionist, but fine will be enforceable by the complainant and State from the estate of the revisionist which has passed on to his legal heirs.

The interim order stands vacated.

Let a copy of this order be sent to the trial court concerned for intimation and follow up action regarding impugned judgments which have attained finality in regard to fine/ compensation awarded against the revisionist.

(Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J.)

June 15, 2026

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Digitally signed by :- DEVENDRA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench