Masai Pasi v. State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of pending criminal appeal on death of appellant; appeal dismissed as abated; Masai Passi v. State of Bihar (now Jharkhand); Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 57 of 1998(R); High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; appellant died 05.04.2017; death certificate; supplementary counter affidavit by learned APP Vandana Bharti; Order No. 10 dated 17 October 2024; Coram: Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Pradeep Kumar Srivastava; decided without adjudication of substantive issues; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
In view of the appellant's death on 05.04.2017, the appeal stands abated and is accordingly dismissed as abated. ¶8