Disposed¶13
Chote Lal Soren Chhutu Lal Soren v. State of Jharkhand
Criminal Appeal (Sessions) – Death of sole appellant during pendency
Jharkhand HCCr.A(SJ)/779/2009
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 779 of 2009, High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi; Chote Lal Soren @ Chhutu Lal Soren v. The State of Jharkhand; abatement of criminal appeal on death of sole appellant; no substitution application by legal heirs; death certificate issued by village Mukhiya; affidavit by A.P.P. Vandana Bharti; appeal abated and disposed of on 12 May 2026 by Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava.
What did the court decide?
Since the sole appellant has died and no substitution application has been filed by his legal heir(s), the appeal stands abated and disposed of. ¶13