Allahabad High Court
CRLA/851/1985 of HIRA LAL Vs
- Decided
- Bench
- LAKSHMI KANT SHUKLA
Holding
The appeal is abated due to the death of the appellant.
Summary
The appellant, Hira Lal, filed a criminal appeal. An office report dated 17-12-2025, based on a report from the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhadoi, confirmed that Hira Lal died on 10-10-2015. The court considered whether the appeal could continue after the appellant's death. It held that the death of the appellant caused the appeal to abate. Consequently, the appeal was disposed of as abated.
Issues considered
- Does the death of an appellant abate a pending criminal appeal?
Subjects
- death of party
- abated appeal
- criminal appeal
- procedural law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 851 of 1985
Hira Lal
.....Appellant(s)
Counsel for Appellant(s) : Satya Prakash Srivastava, S.P.
Srivastava
Court No. - 87
HON'BLE LAKSHMI KANT SHUKLA, J.
1. As per office report dated 17.12.2025 based on report of C.J.M. Bhadoi
dated 19.09.2025, the sole appellant died on 10.10.2015.
2. In view of above, the appeal qua the appellant Hira Lal stands abated.
3. Accordingly, the appeal disposed of as abated.
(Lakshmi Kant Shukla,J.)
September 9, 2026
RPD
Digitally signed by :-
RATAN PRAKASH DWIVEDI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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