Sri v. C. Hanumanthu, v the State of Ap Rep by Its Spl. Pp Hyd., for Acb.
Case brief
What is this about?
abatement of criminal appeal on death of appellant/accused during pendency; Section 394 CrPC; no legal representative sought leave to continue appeal; prosecution memo dated 02.05.2025 with death certificate; appellant died 26.07.2015; no representation for accused; Prevention of Corruption Act Sections 13(1)(c) 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2); IPC Sections 477-A r/w 34; conviction in CC.No. 9 of 2002 dated 13-3-2007; Addl. Spl. Judge for SPE & ACB Cases, City Civil Court, Hyderabad; ACB Standing Counsel cum Special Public Prosecutor S. Syam Sunder Rao; appellant counsel S D Gowd; appeal dismissed as abated; interlocutory applications closed; suspension of sentence petition Section 151 CPC (CRLAMP 575 of 2007); High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati; Justice B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi; decided 17 February 2026.
What did the court decide?
As none of the legal representatives of the deceased appellant/Accused No.3 came forward seeking leave to continue the appeal, the appeal stands abated against the appellant/Accused No.3 under Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.