Balasaheb Suryabhan Kharat v. the State of Maharashtra and Another
Criminal Appeal – Abatement – Death of appellant/accused during pendency
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench — Criminal Appeal No. 248 of 2025 with Criminal Application No. 629 of 2025 — Balasaheb Suryabhan Kharat v. The State of Maharashtra and Another. By order dated 12.01.2026, Rajnish R. Vyas, J. held that on the Superintendent of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Central Prison reporting by wireless message that the accused Balasaheb Kharat died on 03.01.2026 (a fact not disputed by the learned APP), the appeal abates and is disposed of; pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. No statutes or precedents discussed; no impugned order described in the judgment text.
What did the court decide?
In view of the death of the accused Balasaheb Kharat on 03.01.2026, the Appeal abates and is accordingly disposed of. ¶12