Sita Ram Yadav v. State of Jharkhand
Criminal Appeals (SJ) – Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.)
Case brief
What is this about?
Neutral citation 2026:JHHC:10597; High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; Order No. 13 dated 13 April 2026; Coram: Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J. Abatement of criminal appeal on death of sole appellant — Cr. Appeal (SJ) No. 225 of 2007 (appellant Sita Ram Yadav, s/o Bichhu Yadav @ Mahto, Vill. Kankatta, P.S. Saraiyahat, Dist. Dumka); death certificate enclosed with A.P.P.'s supplementary counter affidavit. Cr. Appeal (SJ) No. 269 of 2007 (appellant Tek Lal Yadav): hearing concluded, judgment reserved. Advocates: S. P. Roy (appellants, both cases); Pankaj Kr. Mishra, A.P.P. (State, 225/2007); Tarun Kumar (State, 269/2007). No statute or precedent cited; no merits decided.
What did the court decide?
Cr. Appeal (SJ) No. 225 of 2007 stands abated following the death of the sole appellant; in Cr. Appeal (SJ) No. 269 of 2007 counsel for both sides were heard and judgment was reserved.