2025:JHHC:18010-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (D.B) No.57 of 1998(P) --------- Manoj Mistry, son of Kailash Mistry, resident of village – Harnakundi, Police Station – Dumka Muffasil, District – Dumka ….. Appellant Versus The State of Bihar (Now Jharkhand) ..... Respondent --------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR --------- For the Appellant : Mrs. Sadhna Kumar, Amicus Curiae For the State : Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, A.P.P --------- 04/Dated: 03 rd July, 2025 1. Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, has submitted that he has filed an affidavit stating therein that the sole appellant namely, Manoj Mistry, has died seventeen years ago. 2. No affidavit or petition has been filed on behalf of the legal heirs of deceased appellant in order to sue this appeal. 3. Considering the submission as made in paragraph No.3 of the affidavit, the present criminal appeal stands abated and accordingly, disposed of. (Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. ) (Rajesh Kumar, J.) Ravi-Chandan/-