High Court of Gujarat

KESHABHAI VARUBHAI VAGHARIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 98-DISPOSED AS ABATED
Bench: HASMUKH D SUTHAR

Holding

The revision application is abated and the rule is discharged.

Summary

The applicant, Keshabhai Varubhai Vaghari, filed a criminal revision application against an order of a subordinate court. During the pendency of the application, the applicant died on 26 July 2020, and a death certificate was placed on record. The applicant's counsel submitted the death certificate and sought disposal of the application. The Court held that the death of the accused abates the criminal proceeding, including the revision application, and therefore the rule was discharged. Consequently, the application was disposed of as having abated.

Issues considered

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

Subjects

Criminal RevisionAbatementDeath of AccusedHigh Court of GujaratNon-bailable Warrant

Judgment

       R/CR.RA/609/2008                                                        ORDER DATED: 22/04/2026




 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
 R/CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION (AGAINST ORDER PASSED BY
             SUBORDINATE COURT) NO. 609 of 2008
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                KESHABHAI VARUBHAI VAGHARI
                             Versus
                      STATE OF GUJARAT
==========================================================
Appearance:
MR HIMANSU M PADHYA(1611) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
NON BAILABLE WARRANT UNSERVED for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR ROHAN RAVAL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR

                                          Date : 22/04/2026
                                           ORAL ORDER


         Learned advocate for the applicant has submitted that the
applicant – accused – Keshabhai Varubhai Vaghari has expired on
26.07.2020 and copy of death certificate is on record.

         In view of above, present application stands disposed of as
having abated. 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 22/04/2026 14:20:08




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