Ravichandran vs State By Dy. Superin. Of Police, Madras

The Supreme Court addressed the substitution of legal representatives for a deceased appellant under Section 394 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, allowing the applications for substitution. The Court dismissed the appeals against the deceased accused No. 3, holding that they abated due to his death. The appellants were charged under Sections 120-B, 420, and 477A IPC, and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, for forgery and interpolation in permits related to the issuance of palmolein oil, establishing the legal principle that substitution is permissible in criminal appeals upon the death of an appellant.