Supreme Court of India

U. Subhadramma & Ors. v. State of A.P. Rep. by Pub. Prosecutor & Anr.

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Reported as [2016] 3 S.C.R. 469
Bench S.A. Bobde and Amitava Roy JJ.
Decided 4 July 2016

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Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944 -: Clause 3 - Application for attachment of property - Misappropriation of fimds by accused - Death of accused during the pendency of criminal trial - Attachment of property of dead accused by District Judge - Permissibility of- Held: Prosecution cannot cominue against a dead person - Such proceedings and findings are contrary to the very foundation of criminal jurisprudence - 111 such a case the accused does not exist and cannot be convicted - District Judge committed a gross error of law in acting upon such a finding and treating accused as guilty of

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