Dismissed
A.Deepa, Aged 35 Years v. P.Govindammal, Aged 63 Years
Madras HCCRL OP/24445/2016
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court of Madras dismissed a Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 CrPC as infructuous. The court held that the death of the respondent, the original complainant, combined with the dismissal of the underlying complaint by the lower court due to her death, made the petition impotent.
What did the court decide?
The Criminal Original Petition was dismissed as infructuous due to the death of the respondent and dismissal of the underlying complaint.