Punni Sk Alias Multan Sk. And Anr. v. State of Jharkhand
Criminal appeal – abatement – death of appellant during pendency – no substitution application filed
Case brief
What is this about?
Order No. 16 dated 07.01.2025 of the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) in a batch of five criminal appeals (S.J.) of 2006 arising from Rajmahal, Sahibganj. Appeal No. 905 of 2006 abated qua Appellant No. 4 Hasna Sheikh and Appeal No. 976 of 2006 abated against sole appellant Jamil Sk. @ Jamil Akhtar, both having died during pendency with no substitution application filed. In Appeals Nos. 860, 905, 973 and 1041 of 2006 arguments were concluded and judgment reserved. Appellants: Futwa @ Mukhtar Alam, Mashrul Sheikh, Abad Hussain, Hasa Sheikh @ Hasna Sheikh, Mojaul Sk., Jamil Sk. @ Jamil Akhtar, Punni Sk. @ Multan Sk., Taiyab Alam; Respondent: State of Jharkhand. Counsel: Mrs. J. Mazumdar for appellants; Mr. Jitendra Pandey, A.P.P. for the State. Keywords: abatement, death of appellant, substitution application, judgment reserved, criminal appeal.