Naresh Kumar Patel v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur; CRA No. 291 of 2005; decided 16/01/2025 by Justice Rajani Dubey. Criminal appeal dismissed as abated after the death of the sole appellant, Naresh Kumar Patel, in August 2024, with no application by his legal representatives to continue the appeal; death certificate taken on record. No substantive issue, statute, or precedent dealt with. Marked 'NAFR'; neutral citation 2025:CGHC:2903.
What did the court decide?
Since the sole appellant has passed away and no application was made on behalf of his legal representatives to prosecute the appeal, the appeal stands abated and is dismissed as such. ¶16