Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:33361-DB Court No. - 43 Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 832 of 2005 Appellant :- Ramesh Singh Respondent :- State of U.P. Counsel for Appellant :- Sameer Jain,S.P. Singh Vishen Counsel for Respondent :- Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Birla,J. Hon'ble Mohd. Azhar Husain Idrisi,J. 1. Present appeal has been filed by the appellant-Ramesh Singh against impugned judgement and conviction order dated 07.02.2005 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court No.4, Gorakhpur in Sessions Trial No.122 of 2000 (State Versus Ramesh Singh) arising out of Case Crime No.520 of 1994 under Section 302 I.P.C., Police Station Barhalganj, District Gorakhpur, whereby the appellant has been convicted under Section 302 I.P.C. and sentenced to undergo a rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- with default stipulation. 2. As per the Office report dated 04.03.2025, based on the report dated 04.01.2025 sent by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gorakhpur, the sole appellant is dead. Gram Pradhan, Sangeeta Singh has appeared before Chief Judicial Magistrate and stated that the sole appellant, Ramesh Singh has died about three months back and there is no other family member available in the village as they are living outside village. Statement to this effect has also been given by Sri Ritesh Yadav, Sub Inspector, Police Station Barhalganj, District Gorakhpur. 3. We have no reason to disbelieve the statement so made before the Chief Judicial Magistrate. 4. The appeal, accordingly, stands abated. Order Date :- 7.3.2025 MN/- Digitally signed by :- MAHENDRA NATH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad