Vasanth @ Vasantha Kumar v. the Inspector of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court; CRL A No. 334 of 2011; criminal appeal dismissed as abated owing to appellant's death on 26.02.2022 (death certificate dated 04.06.2022); appeal under Section 374(2) Cr.P.C. against judgement and sentence dated 24.05.2011 in S.C.No.165 of 2010, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court III, Tiruvallur; appellant Vasanth @ Vasantha Kumar; respondent Inspector of Police, C1 Uttukotai Police Station, Tiruvallur District; counsel R. John Sathyan, State Public Prosecutor; judge C. Saravanan; decision dated 05-06-2026; no merits adjudicated.
What did the court decide?
Since the appellant died on 26.02.2022 (as shown by the death certificate dated 04.06.2022 produced by the learned State Public Prosecutor), the Criminal Appeal stands dismissed as abated. ¶19