Yeruva Sayireddy vs The State Of Andhra Pradesh

The Supreme Court addressed the abatement of a criminal appeal following the death of the appellant, who was convicted of murder. The court noted that under Section 394 of the Cr.P.C., the appeal abates upon the death of the convict unless a near relative applies to continue the appeal within thirty days. In this case, no such application was made, leading to the dismissal of the appeal as per the statutory provisions.