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Ambar Ali Molla @ Ombar Ali Molla v. State of West Bengal
Calcutta HCCRA/74/2011
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal on death of sole appellant during pendency; date of death 17.10.2018 per Death Certificate; Administrative Notice served 12.06.2025 through Chief Judicial Magistrate, 24 Parganas (South); underlying conviction dated 06.12.2010 by Additional District & Sessions Judge, Fast Track, 3rd Court, Bichar Bhawan under Section 397 IPC and Section 25(IB)(a) Arms Act with R.I. seven years and fine Rs.2,000/-; appeal disposed of as abated; single Bench of Chaitali Chatterjee (Das), J.; counsel Kaushik Biswas (appellant), Adil Badar (State).
What did the court decide?
Since the sole appellant expired during the pendency of the appeal, the appeal has already abated and there is no occasion to allow the matter to remain pending. ¶10