Supreme Court of India

Bondada Gajapathy Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh

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Reported as [1964] 7 S.C.R. 251
Bench A. K. Sarkar, M. Hidayatullah and J. R. Mudholkar JJ.
Decided 16 March 1964

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Criminal Trial-Appellant sentenced to imprisonment for life-Death during the pendencu of appeal-Heirs whether can prosecute appeal-Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, (Act 5 of 1898), s. 431, 435, 439-Constitution of India, Art. 136. The appellant was convicted under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to imprisonment for life by the High Court for the offence of the murder of his wife. He was granted special leave to appeal by this Court. During the pendency of the hearing of this appeal the appellant died. After his death his sons and daughter applied to this Court for

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