Sanjay Kumar v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal on death of sole appellant; CRA No. 1020 of 2007; High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; neutral citation 2025:CGHC:7294 (NAFR); single-judge order by Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal, J., dated 10.02.2025; appellant Sanjay Kumar died 04.09.2021; no legal representatives brought on record; State counsel Vivek Mishra, Panel Lawyer, recorded no objection; appeal dismissed as abated.
What did the court decide?
Since the sole appellant died on 04.09.2021 and no application was filed to bring his legal representatives on record, the appeal stands dismissed as abated. ¶15