Dismissed¶23
Madhurjya Borah, v. the State of Assam and Anr.
Gauhati HCCrl.A./237/2014
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal on death of accused/respondent during pendency; appeal dismissed as infructuous. Gauhati High Court, Crl.A./237/2014, Madhurjya Borah v. State of Assam & Anr., Kaushik Goswami, J., order dated 18.11.2025. Accused/respondent No. 2 (Ranjit Borah) died 30.03.2024 per JMCH Jorhat death certificate marked “X”; parties from Raghubari village, Gaurisagar PS, Sivasagar, Assam. Keywords: abatement, death of accused, infructuous appeal, dismissal, criminal appeal, Gauhati High Court.
What did the court decide?
Since the accused/respondent No. 2 expired during the pendency of the appeal, the appeal stands abated against him. ¶22