Segu Mohideen Abu Hani Redibana vs Hon. Attorney General – CA APPEAL NO. 53/10-2012

In the case between Segu Mohideen Abu Hani Redibana Puladiviyar (Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General of Sri Lanka (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether an appeal should proceed following the reported death of the appellant. It was determined that, following formal notification received from the Chief Jailer of Welikada Prison regarding the appellant’s death, the proceedings could not continue. The court held that the appeal should be abated, reaffirming the principle that criminal appeals by the accused abate upon the death of the appellant, as recognized in established precedent and practice. This decision underscores the procedural rule allowing the termination of appeals in circumstances where the appellant is no longer alive to pursue or benefit from the proceedin