Boggu Suryanarayana, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed Criminal Appeal No. 390/2013 as abated after learning that the sole appellant, Boggu Suryanarayana, died on 18 August 2015. The court directed the Sub-Inspector of Police, Srikakulam, to submit a detailed report within two weeks explaining the 11-year delay in reporting the death, which had led to the issuance of a non-bailable warrant against the deceased appellant, and to describe the communication mechanism used for the appeal.
What did the court decide?
Criminal Appeal dismissed as abated; Sub-Inspector of Police, Srikakulam, directed to submit detailed report within two weeks on delay in reporting death and issuance of non-bailable warrant; pending miscellaneous applications closed.