1 2025:CGHC:22564-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 650 of 2023 1 Mithalesh Sonwani S/o Rupesh Sonwani Aged About 20 Years R/o Village Doundekhurd, P.S. Vidhansabha, District Raipur Chhattisarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Parpodi District Bemetara Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Appellant : Shri Mirza Hafeez Baig, Advocate For Respondent/ State : Shri Malay Jain, P.L. Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice 09/06/2025 1. The present appeal has been filed against the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 02.12.2022, the learned JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2025.06.09 16:41:54 +0530 2 Upper Sessions Judge (F.T.S.C.) (POCSO Act) Bemetara, District Bemetara (C.G.) in S.T. No. 26 of 2022, has convicted the appellant for the offence punishable under Section 363 read with Section 34 and 366(a) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 04 years and fine amount of Rs. 500/-, in default of payment of fine amount additional rigorous imprisonment for 02 months, rigorous imprisonment for 07 years and fine amount of Rs.500/-, in default of payment of fine amount additional rigorous imprisonment for 02 months and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 20 years and fine amount of Rs. 500/-, in default of payment of fine amount additional rigorous imprisonment for 02 months (all the sentences are to be run concurrently). 2. PUD dated 02.05.2025 has been received from the Trial court. 3. Perusal of the PUD shows that the sole appellant has died on 09.02.2025. 4. In view of the same, the present appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Jyoti/ Amar