Dismissed¶25
Murugan Alias Murugesan v. State By
Madras HCCRL A/1622/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal on death of appellant pending appeal; Madras High Court; Crl.A. No. 1622 of 2025; decided 11.02.2026; Sunder Mohan, J.; Section 415 of BNSS; appeal against conviction in Spl.C.C. No. 49 of 2019; Principal Special Court for POCSO Act, Coimbatore; judgment dated 30.06.2025; appellant died 13.12.2025; death certificate produced by Government Advocate (Crl.Side); dismissed as abated; Pothanur Police Station, Coimbatore District; Cr.No. 326 of 2018; no ruling on conviction or sentence.
What did the court decide?
The appellant died on 13.12.2025 during the pendency of the appeal; the fact was confirmed by the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side), who produced the death certificate of the appellant. ¶24