MUKHTIAR SINGH @ BITTU vs THE STATE OF PUNJAB HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARY — Crl.A. No. 1572/2009

Summary: Criminal Appeal No. 1572/2009 On July 8, 2019, the Supreme Court dismissed Mukhtiar Singh @ Bittu's criminal appeal as infructuous after the State's counsel informed the court that the appellant had already completed his sentence and been released from jail, making notice service impossible. Justice Ajay Rastogi held that the appeal had become infructuous and was dismissed, while permitting the appellant to file a fresh application if he had any remaining grievance. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.