Arif Beigh v. Vinod Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal revision petition on death of sole respondent. High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, CRL.RP No.1449 of 2023 (397(Cr.PC)/438(BNSS); filed U/S.397 R/W 401 Cr.P.C.). Petitioner: Arif Beigh (adv. Kulkarni Abdulrasheed Sikander Sab); Respondent: Vinod Kumar (no counsel named; died 11.07.2022). Revision challenged judgment dated 18.07.2023 in Criminal Appeal No.253/2021 (VIII Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Mysuru at Hunsur) and conviction/sentence dated 27.10.2021 in C.C.No.328/2019 (Addl. Civil Judge and JMFC, Periyapatna). Disposition: revision petition dismissed as abated. Coram: Ravi V Hosmani, J. Decided 18.11.2025.
What did the court decide?
The sole respondent to the revision petition had died on 11.07.2022, as indicated by the police report received along with his Death Certificate. ¶21