https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=405533 In criminal revision, the petitioner's death does not automatically terminate the proceedings where no specific statutory bar applies. The High Court may permit substitution of a legal heir and continuation of the revision if the impugned sentence includes fine, because the liability can affect the deceased's estate and gives the heir a sufficient interest to prosecute the matter. The delay in seeking substitution was condoned on the explanation offered, including post-death circumstances and lockdown disruption, and the heir was brought on record so the revision could proceed on merits. en-us Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 22 Mar 2021 11:22:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=405533 In criminal revision, the petitioner's death does not automatically terminate the proceedings where no specific statutory bar applies. The High Court may permit substitution of a legal heir and continuation of the revision if the impugned sentence includes fine, because the liability can affect the deceased's estate and gives the heir a sufficient interest to prosecute the matter. The delay in seeking substitution was condoned on the explanation offered, including post-death circumstances and lockdown disruption, and the heir was brought on record so the revision could proceed on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=405533