High Court of Gujarat
SANAT PRATAPRAY MEHTAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISMISSED AS INFRUCTUOUS
- Bench
- P M RAVAL
Holding
The application abated and was disposed of because the sole applicant had died.
Summary
Sanat Pratapray Mehta filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking quashment of an FIR and set‑aside of an order. During the hearing, his counsel produced a true copy of his death certificate, which showed that the applicant had died on 01‑01‑2026. The court examined the death certificate and concluded that the death of the sole applicant extinguished the right to continue the proceedings. Consequently, the application was held to have abated. The court ordered the application to be disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether a criminal miscellaneous application for quashing an FIR can continue after the death of the sole applicant
Subjects
- Criminal Procedure Code
- Quashment of FIR
- Abatement
- Death of applicant
- High Court of Gujarat
Judgment
R/CR.MA/22633/2015 ORDER DATED: 03/08/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET
ASIDE FIR/ORDER) NO. 22633 of 2015
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SANAT PRATAPRAY MEHTA
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR DIPAN DESAI(2481) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR YUVRAJ BRAHMBHATT, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
RULE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 2
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL
Date : 03/08/2026
ORAL ORDER
Learned advocate Mr. Dipan Desai for the applicant, by
tendering a true copy of the Death Certificate, which is taken on
record, would submit that Sanatbhai Pratapray Mehta, the sole
applicant herein, expired.
A perusal of the said Death Certificate reveals that the
applicant expired on 01.01.2026.
In aforesaid view of the matter, the application and the
proceedings qua the present applicant, abated.
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R/CR.MA/22633/2015 ORDER DATED: 03/08/2026
The application stands disposed of.
[ P. M. Raval, J. ]
hiren/6tss3826
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: HIREN VIRENDRABHAI MER(HC00351), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 03/08/2026 14:54:21
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