Allahabad High Court
BHAJAN SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P.
- Decided
- Bench
- DEEPAK VERMA
Holding
The appeal stands abated due to the death of the sole appellant.
Summary
The appellant Bhajan Singh filed Criminal Appeal No. 1983 of 1985 before the Allahabad High Court. A report from the Chief Judicial Magistrate dated 5 September 2026 disclosed that Bhajan Singh had died ten years earlier. The court considered whether the appeal could continue after the death of the sole appellant. It held that the appellant’s death extinguishes the right to pursue the appeal, causing the appeal to stand abated. Accordingly, the appeal was consigned to the record without any merits being examined. The judgment was delivered on 15 September 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether the death of a sole appellant abates a pending criminal appeal?
Subjects
- abated appeal
- death of appellant
- criminal procedure
- high court
- procedural law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 1983 of 1985
Bhajan Singh
.....Appellant(s)
Versus
State of U.P.
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Appellant(s) : Shamsuddein Ahmad
Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.G.A.
Court No. - 74
HON'BLE DEEPAK VERMA, J.
1. As per the CJM report dated 05.09.2026, the sole appellant, Bhajan
Singh has died ten years before.
2. Accordingly, the appeal on behalf of the sole appellant, Bhajan Singh
stands abated.
3. The appeal is consigned to record.
(Deepak Verma,J.)
September 15, 2026
Nisha
Digitally signed by :-
nisha kumari
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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