1 2025:CGHC:41839 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 1068 of 2017 1 - Arjun Lal Shrivastava S/o Late Mathura Prasad Shrivastava, Aged About 68 Years Retired As Co-Operative Inspector, O/o Deputy Register, Co-Operative Society, Rajnandgaon, R/o 57 Vikas Nagar, Lakholi, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh., Chhattisgarh ... Appellant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Anti Corruption Bureau, Raipur, Chhattisgarh., Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Appellant : Shri Malay Shrivastava with Ms. Kajal Chandra, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Shri Shailendra Sharma, Panel Lawyer SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.08.19 17:42:25 +0530 2 Hon’ble Mr. Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 19/08/2025 1. By the present appeal, the appellant is assailing the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 24.06.2017 passed by the learned Special Judge (Under Prevention of Corruption Act), Rajnandgaon (C.G.) in Special Criminal Case No. 01/2013 for the offence punishable under Section 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Section 120-B of the IPC and sentenced to undergo R.I. for 2 years and fine amount of Rs. 2,000/- with usual default stipulation. 2. Learned counsel for the parties would submit that the appellant died on 18.08.2019. Copy of the death certificate has been produced by the learned State counsel. The same is taken on record. 3. In view of the above, the appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib