Umesh v. the State of NCT of Delhi
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi HC criminal appeal CRL.A. 217/2004 (appellant Umesh v. State of NCT of Delhi), order dated 04.02.2026 by Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja, JJ.: appeal abated on death of appellant and disposed of accordingly. Appellant represented by Rakhi Dubey (Panel Counsel, DHCLSC), Arpita Srivastava and Ashutosh Pandey; respondent State represented by Aman Usman (APP), Manvendra Yadav and Atiq Ur Rehman. No statutes or cases cited.
What did the court decide?
Having been informed of the death of the appellant during the pendency of the appeal, the Court held that the appeal stands abated and disposed of it as such. ¶¶6