High Court of Gujarat

REKHABEN RAMESHBHAI CHUDASAMA D/O RAVJIBHAI CHHAGANBHAI SOLANKIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 98-DISPOSED AS ABATED
Bench: HASMUKH D SUTHAR

Holding

The death of the applicant abates the pending criminal revision application, leading to its disposal.

Summary

The applicant, Rekhaben Rameshbhai Chudasama, filed a criminal revision application for maintenance. While the application was pending, the applicant died, and a death certificate was produced. The court considered whether the pending application could continue after the death of the applicant. It held that the death of the applicant abates the application. Consequently, the court disposed of the application as abated and discharged the rule.

Issues considered

Does the death of the applicant abate a pending criminal revision application for maintenance?

Subjects

criminal revisionabated applicationdeath of applicantmaintenanceprocedural law

Judgment

       R/CR.RA/75/2021                                                         ORDER DATED: 24/03/2026




 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

 R/CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION (FOR MAINTENANCE) NO. 75
                               of 2021
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 REKHABEN RAMESHBHAI CHUDASAMA D/O RAVJIBHAI CHHAGANBHAI
                              SOLANKI
                                Versus
                   STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR YASH H JOSHI(6495) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
HCLS COMMITTEE(4998) for the Respondent(s) No. 2
MR ROHAN RAVAL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
MR YAGNESHKUMAR S JOSHI(8074) for the Respondent(s) No. 2
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR

                                          Date : 24/03/2026
                                           ORAL ORDER


        Learned advocate appearing for the applicant submits that
pending the present application, applicant has expired and
produces death certi=cate of the applicant, which is taken on
record.

        In view of above, present application is disposed of as
having been abated. Rule is hereby discharged.



                                                                  (HASMUKH D. SUTHAR, J.)


Ajay
 Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
 Digitally signed by: AJAY CHANDRAN MENON(HC00939), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 24/03/2026 14:21:46




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