G. Anil Kumar, v. the State of Ap Rep by Its Spl Pp Hyd.,for Acb., Ananthapur
Criminal Appeal – abatement – death of sole appellant during pendency
Case brief
What is this about?
G. Anil Kumar v. State of Andhra Pradesh (rep. by Spl. P.P. for ACB, Ananthapur), Criminal Appeal No. 337 of 2007, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), decided 17.02.2026 by Justice B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi. Appeal against judgment/sentence dated 13-03-2007 of the Addl. Spl. Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, City Civil Court, Hyderabad in CC.No. 9 of 2002 (ACB case); sole appellant died 04.07.2016 during pendency; no legal representative sought leave to continue; appeal abated under Section 394 CrPC and was dismissed as abated; interlocutory applications (including IA No. 1 of 2007 / CRLAMP No. 440 of 2007 for suspension of sentence and bail) closed. Keywords: abatement of criminal appeal; death of accused/appellant; Section 394 CrPC; ACB/SPE case; suspension of sentence.
What did the court decide?
No relief to the appellant; the appeal was dismissed as abated and pending interlocutory applications were closed.