Mukti Pada Das v. State of W.B.
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal upon death of sole appellant-convict; CRA 21 of 2003; appellant Mukti Pada Das expired during pendency; report of Superintendent of Police, Birbhum pursuant to Court direction dated 19.09.2015; certificate of death annexed; appeal dismissed as abated; copy of order with TCR sent down to Trial Court; single-judge order by Prasenjit Biswas, J., dated 13.11.2025; no counsel appeared for the appellant, State represented by Mr. Asif Dewan.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief; the appeal was abated against the deceased sole appellant and dismissed as abated, with a copy of the order along with the TCR directed to be sent down immediately to the learned Trial Court, and an urgent photostat certified copy made available to the parties on application. ¶¶12