1 2025:CGHC:53839 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 1596 of 2023 Aghan Singh Vaidya S/o Jethuram Aged About 65 Years R/o Village Sahakatta, Thana Bhanupratappur, District Uttar Baster Kanker C.G. ... Appellant versus The State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Bhanupratappur, District Uttar Baster Kanker C.G. ---- Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Parag Kotecha, Advocate. For Non-Applicants : Ms. Shubha Shrivastava, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 04/11/2025 1. Heard Mr. Parag Kotecha, learned counsel for the appellant. Also heard Ms. Shubha Shrivastava, learned Panel Lawyer for the respondent/State. 2. Challenge in this appeal is to the Judgment of Conviction and order of Sentence dated 26.07.2023 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bhanupratappur, District – Uttar Bastar Kanker (C.G.) in Session Case No. 03/2021, by which the learned trial Court has convicted and sentenced the appellant as under:- RAJSHEKHAR SONI Digitally signed by RAJSHEKHAR SONI 2 CONVICTION SENTENCE U/s 304 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 5 years of rigorous imprisonment with =ne amount of Rs. 500/-, in default of payment of =ne additional rigorous imprisonment for 1 month. 3. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the sole appellant has died during the pendency of this appeal. 4. From perusal of PUD received from the Court of Additional Session Judge, Bhanupratappur, District – Uttar Bastar Kanker (C.G.) dated 24.01.2025, it transpires that the sole appellant/accused has expired on 01.05.2024. 5. In view of the above, since the sole appellant has expired, the present appeal stands abated. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Rajshekhar