Toshan Bhaskar @ Raju v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal upon death of sole appellant; High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur; CRA No. 728 of 2018; decision dated 18.07.2024; Division Bench of Sanjay K. Agrawal and Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal; appellant Toshan Bhaskar @ Raju (appeared without counsel); respondent State of Chhattisgarh through District Magistrate, Balodabazar-Bhatapara (counsel Arvind Dubey, G.A.); underlying conviction under Section 302 IPC in Sessions Case No. 45/2017, order dated 20.03.2018, life imprisonment with fine of Rs.1000/-; appellant died 29.03.2024 at Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Smriti Hospital, Raipur per Central Jail Raipur report dated 15.07.2024; appeal disposed of as abated; no merits adjudicated; no cases cited.
What did the court decide?
Since the sole appellant died during the pendency of the criminal appeal, the appeal stands disposed of as having become abated.