High Court of Gujarat

KALPESHBHAI CHETANBHAI RABARIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Decided: 7 April 2026
Disposal: 98-DISPOSED AS ABATED
Bench: HASMUKH D SUTHAR

Holding

The revision application abated and was disposed of due to the death of the applicant.

Summary

The applicant, Kalpeshbhai Chetanbhai Rabari, filed a criminal revision application (R/CR.RA/148/2012) before the High Court of Gujarat. While the revision was pending, the applicant died on 13 March 2017, and a death certificate was placed on record. The sole issue before the court was whether the revision application could continue despite the death of the applicant. The court held that the death of the applicant caused the application to abate, as the applicant could no longer pursue the relief sought. Consequently, the court discharged the rule and disposed of the application. No substantive merits of the revision were examined.

Issues considered

Whether a criminal revision application stands abated upon the death of the applicant?

Subjects

criminal revision
abeyance
death of applicant
high court order

Judgment

       R/CR.RA/148/2012                                                         ORDER DATED: 07/04/2026




 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
       R/CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 148 of 2012
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                KALPESHBHAI CHETANBHAI RABARI
                               Versus
                        STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
MR ADIL R MIRZA(2488) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS SHRUTI PATHAK, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR

                                          Date : 07/04/2026
                                           ORAL ORDER


         It is reported that the applicant expired on 13.03.2017
pending the present revision application. A copy of the death
certificate of the applicant is taken on record.


         In view of above, present application stands disposed of as
having abated qua the applicant. Rule is hereby discharged.



                                                                   (HASMUKH D. SUTHAR, J.)


Ajay
  Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
  Digitally signed by: AJAY CHANDRAN MENON(HC00939), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 07/04/2026 14:34:16




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