Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Following Death of Appellant — Appeal Abates Due to Delay in Substitution of Legal Heirs. The court held that the appeal abated due to the death of the appellant and the delay of nearly 5 years in filing for substitution was not justified....
The case involved an appeal filed by Shankar Prasad Ghosh against a judgment of the Patna High Court, which upheld his conviction under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Preventi...




