High Court of Gujarat

STATE OF GUJARATversusKALIDAS ALIAS KARIYO GOMANBHAI VASAVA

Disposal: 47-DISPOSAL IN ANY OTHER MODE FH
Bench: HEMANT M PRACHCHHAK

Holding

The appeal is disposed of as the respondent died during its pendency.

Summary

The State of Gujarat appealed against the acquittal of Kalidas alias Kariyo Gomanbhai Vasava. During the pendency of the appeal, the sole respondent died on 22 June 2026, as evidenced by a death certificate produced by his counsel. The appellant’s counsel was present, and the respondent’s counsel submitted the death certificate and supporting documents. The Court considered the effect of the respondent’s death on the pending criminal appeal. Consequently, the Court ordered that the appeal stand disposed, taking the death certificate on record. No further merits of the appeal were examined.

Issues considered

What is the effect of the death of the respondent on a pending criminal appeal?

Subjects

criminal appealdeath of respondentacquittalappeal disposal

Judgment

       R/CR.A/142/2014                                                               ORDER DATED: 07/08/2026




               IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

       R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 142 of 2014

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                                STATE OF GUJARAT
                                      Versus
                     KALIDAS ALIAS KARIYO GOMANBHAI VASAVA
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Appearance:
MS JIRGA JHAVERI ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the
Appellant(s) No. 1
HCLS COMMITTEE(4998) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1
MR BIPIN BHATT(1529) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK

                                               Date : 07/08/2026

                                                 ORAL ORDER


         Today,           Mr.         Bipin          Bhatt,          learned             counsel            for       the
respondent, has produced on record a copy of the death
certi cate of the respondent, issued by the competent
authority, along with other supporting documents. He submits
that the sole respondent expired on 22.06.2026 during the
pendency of the present appeal.
         In view of the above statement, the present appeal
stands disposed of.
         The copy of the death certi cate of the respondent,
along with the other supporting documents, is taken on
record.


                                                                       (HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK,J)
SURESH SOLANKI
 Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
 Digitally signed by: SURESHKUMAR MOTIBHAI SOLANKI(HC00208), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 07/08/2026 17:58:39




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