S.R.Sridhar v. State Rep. by
Case brief
What is this about?
criminal appeal dismissed as abated; death of appellant during pendency; no legal heirs came forward; Madras High Court; appeal against conviction and sentence in CBI case C.C.No.36 of 1998 dated 11.06.2019; filed under Sections 374 & 382 of Cr.P.C.; R.C.No.8(E)/1996; Principal Special Judge for CBI Cases, Chennai.
What did the court decide?
Since the appellant had died and no legal heirs approached to continue the proceedings, the Criminal Appeal is dismissed as having abated. ¶¶20