Allowed
Rumeda Khatun v. the State of Assam and 17 Ors.
Gauhati HCI.A.(Crl.)/613/2022
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
This order addressed an application seeking leave for a widow to pursue an appellant's pending criminal appeal against acquittal following the appellant's death, ultimately allowing her to substitute the deceased appellant.
What did the court decide?
The applicant is permitted to pursue the appeal being Crl. Appeal No. 103/2020 pending before this Court by stepping into the shoes of the deceased appellant.