Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur dismissed CRA No. 24 of 2007 (Gajanand v. State of Chhattisgarh) as abated: the sole appellant died on 16.04.2009 during pendency of the appeal against the judgment dated 28.11.2006 in Sessions Trial No. 74/2006, and no application was made to substitute his legal heirs. Death confirmed via report dated 04.03.2025 of Police Station Incharge, Kasdol, with death certificate. Single judge: Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal; order dated 04/03/2025. No statute or precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
As the sole appellant Gajanand S/o Janik Ram died on 16.04.2009 and no representation was made for bringing his legal heirs on record, the appeal is dismissed as having abated. ¶4