Dismissed
Murthy v. Sub Inspector Ofp Olice
Madras HCCRL A/370/2013
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal filed under Section 374(2) Cr.P.C. The court observed that the appellant, who was convicted and sentenced under the NDPS Act for a drug offence, had died in 2014. As the legal heirs expressed no interest in continuing the appeal, the matter was treated as untenable and dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The Criminal Appeal was dismissed and the life of the appellant was terminated.