Supreme Court of India
Ramesan (dead) through Lr. Girija A v. The State of Kerala
INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.
What the Court ordered
In view of the above, the ap peal abates and cannot be proceeded with.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 394, 421 – Composite sentence of imprisonment and fine – Death of accuse d pending appeal – Abatement of appeal – If any – Accused was convicte d u/ ss.55(a), 55(g) of the Abkari Act and was imposed i mprisonment for two years and fine of Rs. One Lakh under both th e sections – High Court upheld the conviction, however held that since the accused died pending the appeal, the sentence of imprisonment has become unworkable – Regarding the imposition of fine it he ld that the Court below committed no mistake and thus, dismissed the appeal – On appeal by the
Authorities it was built on
Sign in free to read it
- The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
- The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
- Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
- Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
- Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
An email address, no password.