State of Punjab v. Mohinder Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court criminal appellate decision (14.07.2026) disposing a State appeal against acquittal under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (s.13(1)(c)) and IPC ss.409, 465, 468, 471 (FIR No.56/1997, Vigilance Bureau, Ferozepur) as infructuous because the accused-respondent Mohinder Singh died during the pendency of the appeal on 19.03.2018, with the death certificate taken on record; useful for searches on appeals rendered infructuous by the intervening death of the accused, acquittal appeals by the State, Vigilance Bureau Ferozepur cases, and pending-application disposal orders.
What did the court decide?
In view of the death of the respondent-accused (Mohinder Singh) on 19.03.2018 during the pendency of the appeal, the Court disposed of the present appeal as having been rendered infructuous. ¶13