Allowed
Jagdishprasad Purshottam Todi v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.
Bombay HCAPL/377/2024
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Applicants sought relief against orders refusing to proceed with their criminal appeals due to their absence before the Sessions Court. Holding the CrPC mandates no such presence requirement, the High Court quashed the impugned orders and directed the appellate court to decide the appeals on merits without insisting on the applicants' physical presence.
What did the court decide?
Impugned orders quashed and set aside; Sessions Court directed to decide Criminal Appeals No. 770 and 771 of 2019 on merits without insisting on applicants' physical presence.