M/S.Sree Ganesh Asphalts v. C.Nageswaran
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeals on death of sole respondent/accused. Madras High Court, Crl.A.Nos.217 & 218 of 2024, decided 25.03.2026 by A.D. Jagadish Chandira, J. Appeals under Section 378 Cr.P.C. challenged acquittals dated 19.10.2023 in C.C.Nos.8555 & 8557 of 2019 before the XX Metropolitan Magistrate, Allikulam, Egmore, Chennai. Appellants: M/s. Sree Ganesh Asphalts (V. Chokalingam) and M/s. Sree Ganesh Constructions (C. Gopinath); respondent: G. Nageswaran. Counsel: N. Elayaraja for appellants; H. Manivannan appeared for the respondent before the trial court; no appearance for the respondent before the High Court. Keywords: abatement, death of accused, Section 378 Cr.P.C., appeal against acquittal.
What did the court decide?
The sole respondent/accused had passed away, as submitted by counsel for the appellants, corroborated by the private notice returned with the endorsement 'Deceased' and endorsed by the respondent's trial-court counsel.