State v. Gopal Thapa
Case brief
What is this about?
The State filed a criminal leave petition against an acquittal, but the respondent had died. The APP stated the petition had become infructuous and the court disposed of it along with pending applications.
What the court decided
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- IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
- CRL.L.P. 411/2022 AND CRL.M.A. 16938/2022 STATE
.....Petitioner Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP for the State with SI Narendra Singh, PS Kalkaji.
versus
GOPAL THAPA
.....Respondent
- Through:
CORAM:
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA O R D E R
- % 09.08.2024
Learned APP for the State submits that since respondent who had been acquitted by the learned Trial Court has expired, present criminal leave petition has become infructuous.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the criminal leave petition survives given that the acquitted respondent has expired.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
State
- respondent
Gopal Thapa
Coram
Anoop Kumar Mendiratta
Case details
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