Pramod Chaudhary v. State of Bihar
Criminal Appeal (DB) No.728 of 2002 – abatement of appeal
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal on death of sole appellant; no near relative applied for leave to continue appeal; Section 394 CrPC 1973 corresponding to Section 435 BNSS 2023; Patna High Court; Pramod Chaudhary v. State of Bihar; Criminal Appeal (DB) No.728 of 2002; appeal abated and disposed of; trial court record to be returned.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief; the Criminal Appeal stands abated on the death of the sole appellant and the trial court record is directed to be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. ¶10