Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:93658-DB Court No. - 45 Case :- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 2013 of 1984 Appellant :- Somendra Alias Jhurjhur Respondent :- State of U.P. Counsel for Appellant :- Girish Kumar Singh,R.N.Sharma Counsel for Respondent :- A.G.A. Hon'ble Saumitra Dayal Singh,J. Hon'ble Sandeep Jain,J. 1. Case is called out. None present for the appellant. 2. Heard learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 3. This appeal arises out of impugned judgement and order dated 09.12.1983 passed by the Sessions Judge, Azamgarh in Sessions Trial No.384 of 1983, under Section 302 I.P.C., Police Station- Ahiraula, District- Azamgarh and the maximum sentence awarded to the accused appellant is life imprisonment for the offence under Section 302 I.P.C. 4. Office has reported on the strength of communication dated 6.9.2021 received from C.J.M., Azamgarh that the sole appellant Somendra Alias Jhurjhur died three years prior to 04.09.2021. The report has been submitted on the the strength of further reports of the statements of Gram Pradhan and two family members of accused-appellant, recorded by the C.J.M. 5. In view of the above statement brought on record, the present appeal is declared abated and consigned to record. 6. Let the trial court record along with a copy of this order be transmitted to the court concerned through Registrar (Compliance) along with a copy of this order. Order Date :- 30.5.2025 Shiv (Sandeep Jain, J.) (S. D. Singh, J.) Digitally signed by :- SHIV KUMAR SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad