Choppala Rajesh v. the Stateof Ap., Rep.by Its Sho, Sakhinetipalli
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of a criminal revision case on the death of the petitioner/accused; death certificate produced showing death on 17.08.2024; Criminal Revision Case No. 800/2009 dismissed as abated by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Dr Justice Y. Lakshmana Rao) on 17.03.2025; no order as to costs; pending interlocutory applications closed.
What did the court decide?
Upon production of the death certificate showing that the petitioner/accused died on 17.08.2024, the court held that the Criminal Revision Case stood abated by the death of the petitioner/accused and accordingly dismissed it as abated, with no order as to costs. ¶24