Puniram Patle v. State of Chhattisgarh
Criminal Appeal – Abatement – Death of sole appellant during pendency of appeal – Death certificate filed by learned Government Advocate for the State
Case brief
What is this about?
Puniram Patle v. The State of Chhattisgarh, CRA No. 849 of 2006, High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur (single Bench, Hon'ble Shri Justice Sachin Singh Rajput), decided 09.02.2024. Counsel: none for the appellant; Mr. Ajit Singh, learned GA for the State/respondent. The State reported the death of the sole appellant Puniram Patle S/o Shri Ganpat Patle and filed the death certificate; the Court held the appeal stands abated. Keywords: abatement of criminal appeal, death of sole appellant, death certificate, NAFR (non-reportable), no merits decided, no statute or precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
The appeal stands abated on account of the death of the sole appellant; no adjudication on merits. ¶16