https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=4560 Section 394 CrPC principles apply to criminal appeals before the Supreme Court under Article 136. An appeal against a sentence of imprisonment abates on the appellant's death unless the legal representatives seek leave within the prescribed period and show sufficient cause for any delay. Where the substitution application is filed long after death and the explanation for delay is not acceptable, the appeal cannot be continued. In this instance, the delayed application by the heirs was rejected and the appeal had abated. en-us Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:25:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=4560 Section 394 CrPC principles apply to criminal appeals before the Supreme Court under Article 136. An appeal against a sentence of imprisonment abates on the appellant's death unless the legal representatives seek leave within the prescribed period and show sufficient cause for any delay. Where the substitution application is filed long after death and the explanation for delay is not acceptable, the appeal cannot be continued. In this instance, the delayed application by the heirs was rejected and the appeal had abated. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=4560