1 2025:CGHC:38758 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 572 of 2016 Smt. Manju Thakur @ Guddi @ Laxmi W/o Vishnu @ Krishna @ Manoj Thakur Aged About 35 Years Gond, R/o Gandhi Chowk, Gopi Nagar, Police Station Gopi Nagar, District Tatanagar, Jharkhand. Present R/o Village Banaigarh Devgaon Sondikunj, Police Station Banaigarh, District Sundargarh, Odisha., Orissa ... Appellant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The District Magistrate, Dhamptari, District Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh., Chhattisgarh .... Respondent For Appellant : None For Respondent/State : Mr. U.K.S. Chandel, Dy. Advocate General Hon'ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru Order on Board 05/08/2025 1. The present appeal has been filed under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgment dated 01/03/2016 passed by the Court of learned Special Judge, Dhamtari SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.08.06 10:45:55 +0530 2 (constituted under NDPS Act, 1985) in Special Criminal Case No. 22/2015 by which the appellant has been convicted under Section 20(B) (II) (B) of the NDPS Act and sentenced her to undergo R.I. for 04 years with default stipulation. 2. By order dated 05/07/2017, this Court granted bail to the appellant. 3. Today when the matter is called, learned counsel for the State produced copy of memo dated 30/07/2025 of SHO, City Kotwali, Dhamtari alongwith the certificate issued by the Gram Panchayat, Bonaigarh, District Sundargarh (Odisha), death certificate and the Panchnama and stated that the appellant died on 18/09/2022. 4. In view of the above, the present criminal appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge $. Bhilwar/ Gowri