Allahabad High Court
SATISH AND ANR.versusSTATE OF U.P.
- Decided
- Bench
- VANI RANJAN AGRAWAL
Holding
The appeal was declared abated and consigned to the record due to the death of both appellants.
Summary
The criminal appeal No. 1747 of 1984 filed by Satish and Mahadev against the State of U.P. was pending before the Allahabad High Court. The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kanpur Nagar, reported on 22 April 2026 that appellant No.2, Mahadev, had died. The appeal had already been deemed abated with respect to appellant No.1, Satish, due to his death. In view of the deaths of both appellants, the Court declared the appeal abated and consigned the matter to the record. No substantive merits of the case were considered.
Issues considered
- What is the procedural effect of the death of an appellant on a pending criminal appeal?
Subjects
- abated appeal
- death of appellant
- procedural law
- criminal appeal
- Allahabad High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 1747 of 1984
Satish And Anr.
.....Appellant(s)
Versus
State of U.P.
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Appellant(s) : Krishna Kumar Shukla, Prashant Saxena,
R.P. Khare
Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.G.A.
Court No. - 93
HON'BLE MRS. VANI RANJAN AGRAWAL, J.
1. In view of the last order, the C.J.M., Kanpur Nagar vide its letter dated
22.04.2026 has reported that the appellant no.2 namely Mahadev has died.
2. It is to be noted that the present appeal has already abated qua appellant
no.1 namely Satish.
3. In view of the above, the present appeal is declared abated and consigned
to record.
May 6, 2026
Pravesh Mishra
(Mrs. Vani Ranjan Agrawal,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
PRAVESH KUMAR MISHRA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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