1 ( 2025:HHC:29869-DB ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWP No.9809 of 2011 Date of decision: 02.09.2025 Bhajan Dass ….Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & others ….Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, Judge Whether approved for reporting ?1 For the Petitioner: Mr. Ajay Kochhar, Senior Advocate with Mr.Bhairav Gupta, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr.J.S. Guleria, Deputy Advocate General. Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge (Oral) Mr. Ajay Kochhar, learned Senior Counsel, under instructions imparted by Mr. Bhairav Gupta, Advocate, has placed on record copy of death certificate of Bhajan Dass, indicating that petitioner Bhajan Dass has expired on 08.10.2022. 2. Present Petition was preferred for quashing of FIR registered against the petitioner. 3. In view of death of petitioner Bhajan Dass, nothing survives to be adjudicated and, accordingly, this petition is disposed of, being abated, so also the pending application(s), if any. ( Vivek Singh Thakur ) Judge ( Sushil Kukreja ) Judge September 02, 2025 (V.Himalvi) 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment?