S. Ayyappan v. the State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
In a criminal petition filed under Sections 482 Cr.P.C and 528 BNSS for the quashing of proceedings in an FIR alleging offences under Sections 448 read with 34 IPC, the petitioner submitted that the cause no longer survives for adjudication. The Assistant Public Prosecutor did not dispute this submission. The Court held that since the cause of action had ceased to exist, the Criminal Petition was declared infructuous and dismissed accordingly. All interlocutory applications pending in the matter were set aside.
What did the court decide?
Criminal Petition dismissed as infructuous; interlocutory applications set aside.