In Brief
The case addresses whether legal representatives of a deceased complainant can continue prosecution of a criminal complaint. Smt. Chandra Narayan Das filed a complaint alleging offences under various IPC sections. The complaint was dismissed by the Magistrate and the dismissal upheld by the Sessions Judge. After Smt. Das filed a criminal miscellaneous petition in the High Court challenging this, she died. Her legal heirs sought permission to continue the petition. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision permitting the legal representatives to prosecute, holding that the CrPC contains no provision mandating rejection upon complainant's death, and that Section 302 CrPC empowers courts to permit any person, including legal heirs, to conduct prosecution.",
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