2026:JHHC:15059 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J.) No. 487 of 2019 Guddu Gupta @ Jitendra Gupta @ Jitendra Kumar Gupta, aged about 38 years son of Subhash Prasad gupta, resident of Bara Jamda Football Maidan, P.O. Jamda, P.S. Gua ( Bara Jamda), District- Singhbhum (West). ...... Appellant(s) Vrs. 1.The State of Jharkhand 2.Sambhu Paswan son of Late Shivnandan Paswan, resident of Bara Jamda Football Maidan, Bara Jamda, P.O. Jamda, P.S. Gua (Bara Jamda), District- Singhbhum (West) ........ Respondent(s) ….... CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR For the Appellant(s) : Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajneesh Vardhan, A.P.P. For the Resp. No.2 : Mr. Anjani Kumar, Advocate Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, Advocate 05/15.05.2026 It has been informed by learned counsel for the appellant that appellant has died during pendency of the appeal and no legal heir has approached him to pursue the appeal. 2. Learned counsel for the State has filed an affidavit to that effect confirming the same. 3. In that view of the matter, the present criminal appeal is dismissed as abated. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) 15.05.2026 A. Mohanty Uploaded ____/____/2026