Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:39586-DB Court No. - 9 Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 2032 of 2004 Appellant :- Mata Prasad Respondent :- State of U.P. Counsel for Appellant :- S.K.Dixit Counsel for Respondent :- Govt.Advocate Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J. In compliance of the earlier orders passed by this Court, the Chief Judicial Magistrate Lucknow has sent a report dated 21.05.2025. We have gone through the said report sent by the C.J.M. Lucknow wherein it has been stated that the sole appellant- Mata Prasad had died during the pendency of the Appeal. The statements of the Village Pradhan, the Sub Inspector of the Police Station concerned and also of the family members of the appellant, have been enclosed to the said report. Since the sole appellant- Mata Prasad, 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 shall be tagged with Criminal Appeal No.947 of 2003. Order Date :- 11.7.2025 Rahul Digitally signed by :- RAHUL TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench