Allahabad High Court
SMT. BUNDOversusSTATE OF U.P.
- Decided
- Bench
- VANI RANJAN AGRAWAL
Holding
The appeal was abated due to the death of the appellant.
Summary
The appellant, Smt. Bundo, died before the hearing of Criminal Appeal No. 2754 of 2017. The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aligarh, reported the death to the High Court. Consequently, the High Court declared the appeal abated and consigned the matter to the record. No substantive merits of the appeal were considered. The order was pronounced by Justice Vani Ranjan Agrawal on 25 March 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether a criminal appeal can continue when the appellant has died
Subjects
- appeal abatement
- death of party
- criminal procedure
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 2754 of 2017
Smt. Bundo
.....Appellant(s)
Versus
State of U.P.
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Appellant(s) : Sudhir Mehrotra
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Anil Kumar Srivastava (Senior Adv.),
G.A.
Court No. - 93
HON'BLE MRS. VANI RANJAN AGRAWAL, J.
1. In view of the order dated 06.07.2021, the C.J.M., Aligarh vide its letter
dated 22.07.2021 has reported that the appellant has expired.
2. In view of the above, the present appeal is declared abated and consigned
to record.
March 25, 2026
Pravesh Mishra
(Mrs. Vani Ranjan Agrawal,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
PRAVESH KUMAR MISHRA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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