Mahtab Alam v. The State Of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal on appellant's death: Jharkhand High Court, Cr. Appeal (SJ) No. 391 of 2017, Mahtab Alam v. State of Jharkhand; appellant died 26.11.2022 in road accident, death certificate annexed to counter-affidavit; appeal dismissed as abated on 04.04.2024; Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary.
What did the court decide?
On account of the appellant's death reported in the counter-affidavit (with death certificate annexed), the instant Criminal Appeal stands dismissed as abated. ¶6