https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172689 Once a criminal appeal is admitted and notice is issued, the appellate court must call for the record and decide the appeal on merits after perusing it. The Code permits summary dismissal only at the threshold; it does not contemplate dismissal of an admitted appeal for default or non-prosecution simplicitor. The court is required to dispose of the matter in accordance with the record and hearing requirements, although it is not bound to adjourn merely because the appellant or counsel is absent. An admitted criminal appeal therefore cannot be rejected without merits review. en-us Tue, 09 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 11 Aug 2016 11:26:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172689 Once a criminal appeal is admitted and notice is issued, the appellate court must call for the record and decide the appeal on merits after perusing it. The Code permits summary dismissal only at the threshold; it does not contemplate dismissal of an admitted appeal for default or non-prosecution simplicitor. The court is required to dispose of the matter in accordance with the record and hearing requirements, although it is not bound to adjourn merely because the appellant or counsel is absent. An admitted criminal appeal therefore cannot be rejected without merits review. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 09 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172689