HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 374 of 1989 Court No. - 44 HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J. HON'BLE JAI KRISHNA UPADHYAY, J. 1. As per the office report dated 08.09.2026, which is based on the report of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jaunpur dated 06.07.2026, it transpires that the sole appellant, namely, Ekhlaq, died on 11.04.2018. No application has been filed by any near relative of the deceased appellant for being substituted in his place. 2. Accordingly, the appeal stands abated. September 9, 2026 vijay krishna Versus Counsel for Appellant(s) : Kamal Krishan Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. (Jai Krishna Upadhyay,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.) Ekhlaq .....Appellant(s) State of U.P. .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- VIJAY KRISHNA JAISWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad