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Khem Singh (D) Through LRs v. State of Uttaranchal (Now State of Uttarakhand) & Another Etc.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Proviso to s.372

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
31 Jul 2025
Citation
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 2108
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1330/2017
Bench
B.v. Nagarathna, K.v. Viswanathan

Issue for consideration

During pendency of these appeals, son of original appellant (since deceased) filed an application seeking setting aside of the abatement and for substitution. Whether the applicant is entitled to be substituted in place of so as to continue to prosecute these appeals.

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