Supreme Court of India

Hari Prasad Chhapolia (dead) v. Union of India

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Reported as [2008] 10 S.C.R. 62
Decided 20 June 2008

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: c s. 394, proviso - Appeal - Abatement of, on death of ap- pellant - Leave to continue the appeal by relative - Delay in - Effect of - On facts, Conviction of appellant under t!:e Gold Act challenged before Supreme Court - Death of appellant during pendency of appeal - Matter adjourned several times at request of counsel for allowing substitution of relative - Ap- plication for substitution filed after one year -· No sufficient cause shown for delayed presentation - Held: Appeal sha!/ abate - Gold (Control) Act, 1968. s. 394 ..,... Applicability of, to appeal

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