Mr. Sundaram v. the State of Karnataka by
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court criminal revision petition dismissed as abated due to death of petitioner; CRL.RP No. 524 of 2018; Sundaram v. State of Karnataka (Attibele Police Station); filed under Sections 397/401 CrPC (also referenced as 397(Cr.PC)/438(BNSS)); challenged judgments: C.C.No.1057/2009 (Addl. Civil Judge & JMFC, Anekal, 23.08.2016) and CRL.A.No.5004/2016 (III Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Anekal, 30.12.2017); death certificate produced by HCGP; order dated 22.01.2026 by S. Vishwajith Shetty J.; no holding on merits, cite only to evidence abatement practice on death of petitioner.
What did the court decide?
In view of the High Court Government Pleader's submission that the petitioner had died (with the death certificate produced), the court ordered that the criminal revision petition is dismissed as abated. ¶¶28