Ramashray Pandey v. State of Jharkhand
Criminal Appeal – Abatement – Death of sole appellant during pendency
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi; Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 195 of 2005 (Ramashray Pandey v. The State of Jharkhand and Victim); sole appellant died during pendency of appeal; A.P.P. filed affidavit with death certificate; no substitution application filed; appeal disposed of as abated; coram: Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.; order dated 14.07.2026. Short abatement order — no adjudication on merits, no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
In view of the death of the sole appellant and the absence of any substitution application by counsel for the appellant, the appeal stands disposed of as abated. ¶17