Allahabad High Court
KUNDANversusSTATE
- Decided
- Bench
- GAUTAM CHOWDHARY
Holding
The appeal is abated and dismissed because the appellant has died.
Summary
The appellant, Kundan, filed Criminal Appeal No. 1041 of 1984 before the Allahabad High Court. No counsel appeared on behalf of the appellant to argue the appeal. The State was represented by counsel A.G.A., and the court heard the learned Additional Government Pleader Rajendra Singh and examined the record. A court office memorandum dated 08-04-2026 confirmed that the appellant Kundan had died. Consequently, the court held that the appeal was abated due to the appellant's death and ordered the appeal to be dismissed, directing the return of the lower court's record.
Issues considered
- Whether the criminal appeal can continue after the death of the appellant?
Subjects
- criminal appeal
- abated appeal
- death of appellant
- procedural law
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 1041 of 1984
Kundan
.....Appellant(s)
Versus
State
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Appellant(s) : R.L. Bhargava
Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.G.A.
Court No. - 75
HON'BLE DR. GAUTAM CHOWDHARY, J.
1. सूची पुनरीक्षित।
2. अपीलार्थी की ओर से इस अपील पर बल देने के लिए कोई भी उपस्थित नहीं है। राज्य की ओर
से विद्वान अपर शासकीय राजेन्द्र सिंह को सुना एवं पत्रावली का परिशीलन किया।
3. कार्यालय आख्या, दिनांक 08.04.2026 के अनुसार, अपीलार्थी कुंदन की मृत्यु हो चुकी है।
तद्नुसार, अपीलार्थी के विरुद्ध यह अपील उपशमित (Abated) होने के कारण निरस्त की जाती
है।
4. संबंधित विचारण न्यायालय का अभिलेख वापस कर दिया जाय।
(Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.)
September 15, 2026
CP.sahani
Digitally signed by :-
CHANDRA PRAKASH SAHANI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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