Francis Alias Mirand D'Souza Presently Lodged as Convict Prisoner at Central Jail, Colvale v. State (through P.I. Agacaim Police Station)
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal on death of appellant; High Court of Bombay at Goa; CRIA 51 of 2016; Francis alias Mirand D'Souza v. State (through P.I. Agacaim Police Station); single judge Bharati Dangre; decided 18 July 2025; appeal disposed of as abated; no merits decided; no statutory provisions or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
On being informed that the appellant had died during the pendency of the appeal, the Court disposed of the appeal as abated. ¶13