( 2025:HHC:24309 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA Cr. Appeal No.339 of 2024 Date of Decision: 25.07.2025 Ram Swaroop @ Kundan …Appellant Versus State of H.P. …..Respondent Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Appellant : Mr. H.R. Bhardwaj, Advocate. For the Respondent : Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General, with Mr. Tejasvi Sharma and Mr. H.S. Rawat, Additional Advocates General, for the respondent/State. Virender Singh, Judge (Oral) The death certificate of the appellant has been placed on record. 2. In view of above, proceedings against the appellant shall stand abated. 3. Consequently, the present appeal is disposed of accordingly, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Virender Singh) Judge July 25, 2025 (subhash) 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment?