1 2025:CGHC:18185 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 841 of 2015 Lala @ Brijbhan Singh S/o Besahan Gond Aged About 21 Years R/o Village Tikthi, Police Station Marwahi, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. ... Appellant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Marwahi, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent For Appellant : Ms. Smriti Ekka, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Mahesh Pandey, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr. Devesh G. Kela, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey, J Order on Board 22/04/2025 Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 13.7.2015 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Pendra Road, Distt. Bilaspur (CG) in ST No.50/2014 convicting the appellant under Section 307 of IPC and sentencing him to undergo RI for 7 years, pay a fine of Rs.200/- and in default to suffer additional 2 RI for 2 months. 02. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the sole appellant died way back on 13.7.2020. He has also submitted death certificate of the appellant issued by the competent authority. No application for prosecuting this appeal has been filed by the legal heirs of the deceased appellant. 03. Learned State counsel does not dispute the fact regarding death of the appellant. 04. In view of above, the present appeal stands abated and is dismissed as such. Sd/ (Rajani Dubey) Judge Khan MOHD AKHTAR KHAN Digitally signed by MOHD AKHTAR KHAN Date: 2025.04.22 15:47:00 +0530