Dismissed
Hira Upadhya v. State of Bihar
Patna HCCR. APP (SJ)/124/2004
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shailendra Singh held that the criminal appeal stands abated because the appellant, Hira Upadhya, died on 18.11.2007. No prayer was made by any legal heir to substitute him, and no report was received indicating such a prayer to be entertained.
What did the court decide?
The appeal was dismissed as it stood abated due to the demise of the appellant without substitution by any legal heir.