Disposed
State v. Farukh
Delhi HCCRL.A./61/2012
Case brief
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What is this about?
Appeal under Section 378(1) CrPC by the State against acquittal of the respondent for robbery offences. The respondent had died, so the appeal stood abated and was disposed of along with pending applications.
What the court decided
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- $~12 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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- CRL.A. 61/2012 STATE .....Appellant Through: Mr. Satinder Singh Bawa, APP for the State with SI Akash Kumar, PS Bhajanpura. versus FARUKH .....Respondent Through: None.
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA
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O R D E R % 07.08.2025
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- This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
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- This is an appeal filed under Section 378(1) of the CrPC, on behalf of State against the judgment dated 25th September, 2009, in which the Respondent was acquitted for the offences punishable under Sections 392/397/34 IPC, in FIR bearing No. 166/2001, registered at PS Bhajanpura. 3. Report has been filed on behalf of the State and the same is taken on record. As per the Report, the Respondent-Farukh has already expired.
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- In these circumstances, the appeal stands abated.
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- Accordingly, the appeal stands disposed of along with the pending applications, if any.
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RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA, J
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AUGUST 7, 2025 v/abk
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
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Should the State appeal against acquittal continue given the respondent's death?
Parties & counsel
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- appellant
State
- respondent
Farukh
Coram
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Rajneesh Kumar Gupta
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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