Mary Rani v. Chakravarthi
Case brief
What is this about?
Substitution of legal heirs as appellants on the death of the defacto complainant-appellant during pendency of a criminal appeal; Criminal Miscellaneous Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C.; Crl.M.P.No.3272 of 2026 in Crl.A.No.577 of 2018; original Criminal Revision Petition of 2013 against a judgment of acquittal, converted into a Criminal Appeal in 2018; deceased appellant N.Subramani @ Subramanian; petitioners/heirs Mary Rani, Selvaraj, Sheela, Anandaraj, Porkalai; respondents Chakravarthi, Saravanan, Purushothaman, Kathirvel, Shanmugam, Anandaraj, Radhakrishnan, Janarthanan, Dayalan, Devaraj, Muthukrishnan and State (Inspector of Police, Periyathatchur Police Station, Villupuram District, Crime No.233 of 2010); Madras High Court; P.Velmurugan J. and M.Jothiraman J.; order dated 23.02.2026. Relevant to questions whether a criminal appeal by a defacto complainant survives his death and how heirs may be brought on record under S.482 Cr.P.C.