Jamil Sk Alias Jamil Akhtar v. State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: abatement of criminal appeal; death of appellant during pendency; substitution application; Cr. Appeal (S.J.); High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; Rajmahal, Sahibganj; judgment reserved; Mrs. J. Mazumdar for appellants; Mr. Jitendra Pandey, A.P.P. for the State. Procedurally useful on abatement of an appeal where an appellant dies and no substitution application is filed (partial abatement qua one appellant in Crl. Appeal (S.J.) 905/2006; complete abatement of sole-appellant Crl. Appeal (S.J.) 976/2006). Contains no ruling on the merits; judgment reserved in the remaining appeals.
What did the court decide?
Judgment reserved in Cr. Appeal (S.J.) Nos. 860, 905, 973 and 1041 of 2006 after conclusion of arguments; Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 905 of 2006 abated qua deceased Appellant No. 4 (Hasa Sheikh @ Hasna Sheikh); Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 976 of 2006 abated in its entirety on the death of sole appellant Jamil Sk. @ Jamil Akhtar.