Supreme Court of India

Shri Shankar Prasad Ghosh (dead) v. The State of Bihar & Anr.

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Reported as [2008] 9 S.C.R. 1163
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and P.P. Naolekar JJ.
Decided 13 June 2008

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r Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 394, proviso - Appeal - Abatement of, on death of ap- c pellant - Leave to continue the appeal by relative - Delay in - Effect of - On facts, Conviction of appellant under Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act challenged before Supreme Court - Death of appellant during pendency of ap- peal - Application for substitution filed after five years - No sufficient cause shown for delayed presentation - Held: Ap- peal shall abate. s. 394 - Applicability of, to appeal before Supreme Court - Held: Applicable. The appellant-accused was held guilty of offence

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