HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 2458 of 2019 Court No. - 55 HON'BLE VIKRAM D. CHAUHAN, J. 1. Sri Ritesh Srivastava, learned counsel for the appellant informs that appellant Mangal Chauhan has died during the pendency of appeal. 2. By order dated 30.07.2026, this Court called for living status report of the appellant through the Chief Judicial Magistrate concerned. 3. The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ghaziabad by his report dated 29.08.2026 has confirmed that the sole appellant has died. 4. In view of the aforesaid, the present appeal stands dismissed as abated. 5. The criminal misc. abatement application no. 2 of 2026 is allowed. September 9, 2026 Aiman Versus Counsel for Appellant(s) : Avinash Mani Tripathi, Narendra Kumar Yadav, Ritesh Srivastava, Shweta Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. (Vikram D. Chauhan,J.) Mangal Chauhan .....Appellant(s) State of U.P. .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- AIMAN FAROOQUI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad