Bombay High Court
KISHANLAL P. GHACHIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA and ANR.
- Decided
- Disposal
- Dismissed
- Bench
- R N LADDHA
Holding
The revision application is abated and dismissed due to the death of the applicant.
Summary
Kishanlal P. Ghachi filed a criminal revision application before the Bombay High Court. During the hearing, his counsel submitted a death certificate showing that the applicant had died on 26 September 2024. The court recorded the death certificate as evidence. Since the applicant was deceased, the court held that the revision could not proceed. Consequently, the revision application was dismissed as abated.
Issues considered
- Whether a criminal revision application can continue after the death of the applicant
Subjects
- criminal revision
- abated proceedings
- death of party
- procedural law
Judgment
SMITA Digitally signed by SMITA
JOHNSON GONSALVES
JOHNSON Date: 2026.01.17
GONSALVES 23:06:15 +0530
sg 6.revn403-03.docx
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Criminal Revision Application No.403 of 2003
Kishanlal P Ghachi … Applicant
versus
The State of Maharashtra and Anr … Respondents
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Mr Soham Bhagwat, i/b. Kiran Jain & Co., for the applicant.
Mr Arfan Sait, APP, for the respondent/ State.
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Coram: R.N. Laddha, J.
Date: 17 January 2026.
P.C.:
. The learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant
tenders a copy of the death certificate of the applicant and
submits that the applicant has expired on 26 September 2024
and accordingly prays to dispose of the present Criminal
Revision Application. A copy of the death certificate is taken on
record and marked “X” for identification.
2. Accordingly, the criminal revision application stands
dismissed as abated.
(R.N. Laddha, J.)
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17 January 2026
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