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Manoj Mistri v. State
Jharkhand HCCr.A(DB)/9900057/1998
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal — death of sole appellant during pendency — no legal heirs filed affidavit or petition to prosecute appeal — appeal disposed of as abated. High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, Division Bench of Sujit Narayan Prasad and Rajesh Kumar, JJ.; Cr. Appeal (D.B) No.57 of 1998(P); decided 3 July 2025; appellant Manoj Mistry represented by Amicus Curiae Mrs. Sadhna Kumar; State represented by A.P.P. Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar.
What did the court decide?
The criminal appeal stands abated owing to the death of the sole appellant and the absence of any affidavit or petition by his legal heirs to prosecute the appeal, and is accordingly disposed of. ¶¶12