Sheikh Majeed v. State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
The Court held that the criminal appeal stands abated upon receipt of a police report confirming the death of the sole appellant.
What did the court decide?
The appeal is held to stand abated and is dismissed.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.351 of 1995
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Sheikh Majeed, Son of Late Sheikh Hawaldar, resident of Village-Madhuri, Police Station-Purshottampur, District-West Champaran at Bettiah.
... ... Appellant
Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Rashid Izhar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Navin Sinha, APP ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH)
10 03-08-2022
By order dated 22.06.2022, a report was called for from the Superintendent of Police, West Champaran at Bettiah, as to whether the sole appellant namely, Sheikh Majeed, Son of Late Sheikh Hawaldar, resident of Village-Madhuri, Police Station-Purshottampur, District-West Champaran at Bettiah is alive or dead.
In pursuance of the aforesaid order, a report vide its Letter No. 185 dated 16.07.2022, has been received from the Superintendent of Police, Bettiah, West Champaran stating therein that the sole appellant namely, Sheikh Majeed, Son of Late Sheikh Hawaldar, resident of Village-Madhuri, Police Station-Purshottampur, District-West Champaran at Bettiah has died.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
Sheikh Majeed
- respondent
The State of Bihar
Coram
Sudhir Singh
Case details
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