Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:23302-DB Court No. - 9 Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 2317 of 2004 Appellant :- Birju Respondent :- State of U.P. Counsel for Appellant :- R.K.Sharma Counsel for Respondent :- Govt.Advocate Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J. In compliance of the earlier orders passed by this Court, the Chief Judicial Magistrate Sitapur has sent a report dated 18.03.2025. We have gone through the said report sent by the C.J.M. Sitapur wherein it has been stated that the sole appellant- Birju had died during the pendency of the Appeal. The statements of the Village Pradhan, the Sub Inspector of the Police Station concerned and two family members of the appellant, have been enclosed to the said report. Since the sole appellant- Birju, has died during the pendency of the Appeal, the instant Appeal is liable to be dismissed as abated. Accordingly, the Appeal is dismissed as having been abated. However, the Trial Court Record shall not be sent back and it shall be tagged with the connected Appeals, namely, Criminal Appeal No.2191 of 2004, Criminal Appeal No.2232 of 2004 and Criminal Appeal No.2263 of 2004. Order Date :- 24.4.2025 Rahul Digitally signed by :- RAHUL TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench