https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=402202 A criminal appeal admitted for hearing cannot be dismissed for non-prosecution merely because counsel is absent; once the appeal reaches final disposal, Section 385 of the Code of Criminal Procedure requires notice of the hearing date and disposal on merits. The proper course is to secure the appellant's presence through due process and then decide the appeal in accordance with law. The summary dismissal was unsustainable and was set aside in favour of the accused petitioners. en-us Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 26 Dec 2020 10:42:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=402202 A criminal appeal admitted for hearing cannot be dismissed for non-prosecution merely because counsel is absent; once the appeal reaches final disposal, Section 385 of the Code of Criminal Procedure requires notice of the hearing date and disposal on merits. The proper course is to secure the appellant's presence through due process and then decide the appeal in accordance with law. The summary dismissal was unsustainable and was set aside in favour of the accused petitioners. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=402202