U. Subhadramma Vs. State of A.P.
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Head Note
Criminal Laws - Attachment of Property
Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944 - Attachment of Property of the deceased Accused - There is no legal provision which enables continuance of prosecution upon death of the accused - the proceedings and the decisions of the courts below are disturbing - In the first place, though the accused had died, the trial court proceeded with the trial and recorded a conviction two years after his death - Then, this null and void conviction was used as a basis for making an attachment of his properties before the Sessions Court - Astonishingly, all applications succeeded, the attachment was made absolute and over and above all, the High Court upheld the attachment- The orders of the Criminal Court are illegal and liable to be set aside.
Topic(s)-Attachment of property of the deceased accused