2026:JHHC:14548 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (S.J.) No. 779 of 2009 --------- Chote Lal Soren @ Chhutu Lal Soren, son of Late Jago Soren, resident of village-Dohodih (Taratand), under Police Station-Ahilyapur, Dist.-Giridih … … Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Respondent --------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ---------- For the Appellant : Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha, Advocate Mr. Vishnu Kumar, Advocate For the Resp.-State : Mrs. Vandana Bharti, A.P.P. ----------- 07/Dated: 12th May, 2026 1. Learned counsel for the appellant as well as learned A.P.P is present. 2. An affidavit submitted at Bar by Mrs. Vandana Bharti, learned A.P.P. is accepted. Let the same be kept on record. 3. Learned A.P.P. has submitted that he has filed an affidavit with intimation that the sole appellant has died, as evidenced by the death certificate issued by village Mukhiya. 4. In view of the above, since the sole appellant has died and no substitution application has been filed by legal heir(s) of the sole appellant (since deceased). Therefore, this appeal stands abated and disposed of. (Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.) Pappu/- 12/05/2026