Pawan Kumar Lakhotia v. State Of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal on death of sole appellant; Section 394 CRPC; no application by near relative to continue appeal; death certificate Annexure A/2; application dated 03.05.2024; appellant death 11.04.2024; High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur; CRA No. 1700 of 2017; Pawan Kumar Lakhotia v. State of Chhattisgarh; appeal disposed of as abated; Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J.
What did the court decide?
Since the sole appellant has died and no application for permission to continue the appeal has been filed by his near relative as provided under Section 394 of CRPC, the present appeal against the sole appellant stands abated. ¶5