Allahabad High Court
MONU @ MANOJversusSTATE OF U.P.
- Decided
- Bench
- VANI RANJAN AGRAWAL
Holding
The appeal is abated and dismissed because the appellant has died.
Summary
The appellant Monu @ Manoj filed a jail appeal (No. 4848 of 2013) before the Allahabad High Court against the State of U.P. While the appeal was pending, the Court received an office report dated 22 September 2022 confirming that the sole appellant had died, as reported by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bijnor. The Court noted the death and held that the appeal could not proceed. Accordingly, the appeal was dismissed as abated and consigned to the record. No merits of the appeal were examined. The order was pronounced by Justice Vani Ranjan Agrawal on 18 March 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether a pending jail appeal can continue after the death of the sole appellant?
Subjects
- jail appeal
- abated appeal
- death of appellant
- criminal procedure
- Allahabad High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
JAIL APPEAL No. - 4848 of 2013
Monu @ Manoj
.....Appellant(s)
Versus
State of U.P.
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Appellant(s) : From Jail, Kalpana Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.G.A.
Court No. - 93
HON'BLE MRS. VANI RANJAN AGRAWAL, J.
1. Case is called out.
2. Ms. Kalpana Singh, learned Amicus Curiae for appellant and learned
A.G.A. for the State are present.
3. As per the office report dated 22.09.2022 a report of CJM, Bijnor through
Fax dated 05.09.2022 has been received stating therein that the sole
appellant has died.
4. In view of the above, the appeal is dismissed as abated and consigned to
record.
March 18, 2026
P. Pandey
(Mrs. Vani Ranjan Agrawal,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
PUSHPENDRA PANDEY
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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