https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194187 A criminal revision does not automatically abate on the death of the petitioner because the abatement rules in section 431 of the Code of Criminal Procedure apply to appeals, not revisions. The High Court's revisional jurisdiction under sections 435 and 439 is a discretionary supervisory power, and in the absence of an express statutory bar it may continue despite the petitioner's death. Where the revision challenges a sentence of fine that survives against the deceased's estate, the High Court may examine the conviction itself because the validity of the fine cannot be determined without reviewing the conviction that supports it. en-us Fri, 03 Oct 1958 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 13:27:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194187 A criminal revision does not automatically abate on the death of the petitioner because the abatement rules in section 431 of the Code of Criminal Procedure apply to appeals, not revisions. The High Court's revisional jurisdiction under sections 435 and 439 is a discretionary supervisory power, and in the absence of an express statutory bar it may continue despite the petitioner's death. Where the revision challenges a sentence of fine that survives against the deceased's estate, the High Court may examine the conviction itself because the validity of the fine cannot be determined without reviewing the conviction that supports it. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 03 Oct 1958 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=194187