Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:39569-DB Court No. - 9 Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 2260 of 2004 Appellant :- Vanshraj Singh Respondent :- The State Of U.P. Counsel for Appellant :- Vijay Kumar Shukla 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 Sitapur has sent a report dated 15.04.2025. We have gone through the said report sent by the C.J.M. Sitapur wherein it has been stated that the sole appellant- Vanshraj Singh 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- Vanshraj Singh, 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. Order Date :- 11.7.2025 Rahul Digitally signed by :- RAHUL TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench