Srinivasa Rao vs. State Tr. Insp. Of Police Chennai

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRL.M.P.NO. 23434 OF 2013

IN

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2240 OF 2010

SRINIVASA RAO Appellant

VERSUS

STATE REPRESENTED BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE SPE/CBI/ACB/ CHENNAI Respondent

O R D E R

This application has been filed by the son-in-law of the appellant stating that the appeal has abated as the sole appellant has died and in support thereof, affidavit as also the death certificate of the appellant is also annexed. Counsel representing the respondent State had also sought time to verify the correctness of the death certificate and has now stated that death of the appellant in fact has taken place and the death certificate is genuine.

The petition for treating the criminal appeal as abated is, therefore, allowed and the criminal appeal stands abated.

The report regarding verification and genuineness of death certificate be made a part of the record.

........................J. (GYAN SUDHA MISRA)

........................J. (V. GOPALA GOWDA)

NEW DELHI FEBRUARY 17, 2014

ITEM NO.1 COURT NO.10 SECTION IIA S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Crl.M.P.No.23434 of 2013 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(s). 2240 OF 2010 SRINIVASA RAO Appellant (s) VERSUS STATE TR.INSP.OF POLICE CHENNAI Respondent(s) (With appln(s) for directions and office report) Date: 17/02/2014 This petition was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE GYAN SUDHA MISRA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. GOPALA GOWDA For Appellant(s) Mr. Viresh B. Saharya, Adv. Mr. Vishnu B. Saharya, Adv. For Respondent(s) Mr. Paras Kuhad, ASG Mr. P.K. Dey, Adv. Mr. R. Radhakrishnan, Adv. Ms. Pranita Shekhar, Adv. Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, Adv. UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R The Crl.M.P.No.23434 of 2013 is allowed and the criminal appeal stands abated in terms of the signed order. |(Naveen Kumar) |(S.S.R. Krishna) |

|Court Master |Court Master |

Signed order is placed on the file.