Supreme Court of India

Dhananjay Rai @ Guddu Rai v. State of Bihar

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Bench Abhay S. Oka and M. M. Sundresh JJ.
Decided 14 July 2022

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.374(2) – Appellant convicted u/ss.302 and 120B of IPC and s.27(1) of the Arms Act, 1959 – He preferred appeal – High Court of Patna admitted the appeal for hearing – Meanwhile, appellant went absconding – High Court dismissed the appeal without adverting to merits on ground that appellant was absconding – Whether an appeal against conviction filed by an accused u/sub-section (2) of s.374 CrPC can be dismissed on ground that the accused was absconding – Held: The law does not envisage dismissal of appeal for default or non- prosecution but only contemplates…

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