Case brief
What is this about?
Short order recording abatement of criminal appeal CRA No. 77/2012 (with IA No. 110/2012), Purab Chand v. State of J&K, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu, dated 02.05.2024, authored by Justice Rajnesh Oswal. Counsel reported the appellant's death and produced the death certificate, which was taken on record; the Court held the appeal stood abated. No merits adjudication; no statute or precedent cited; no monetary relief.
What did the court decide?
In view of the death of the appellant, the present appeal stands abated. ¶¶17