2026:JHHC:17156 1 Cr. Appeal (SJ) No. 194 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J.) No. 194 of 2019 Lallu Ram aged about 50 years, son of Late Kariman Ram are resident of village- Padhua, P.O. and P.S.- Meral, District Garhwa …....... Appellant(s) Vrs. The State of Jharkhand ........ Respondent(s) ….... CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR For the Appellant(s) : Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Amicus Curiae Mr. Rajneesh Mishra, Advocate For the State : Mr. Shailesh Kr. Sinha, A.P.P. 13/15.06.2026 The present criminal appeal is directed against the judgment of conviction dated 18.08.2018 and order of sentence dated 27.08.2018 passed in POCSO Case No. 13 of 20167 arising out of Meral P.S. Case No. 63 of 2016 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge- I-cum- Special Judge, Garhwa whereby and whereunder the appellant has been convicted for the offence punishable under Section 376 of the IPC and Section 4 of the POCSO Act and has been sentenced to undergo R.I. for 7 years with a fine of Rs.10,000 and in default of payment of fine, further sentenced to undergo R.I. for three months under Section 4 of the POCSO Act. No separate sentence has been passed under Section 376 IPC in view of the provision under Section 42 of the POCSO Act. 2. Pursuant to the order dated 04.05.2026, learned counsel for the State has produced custody report of the appellant, which suggests that the appellant has served out his sentence of 7 years and has been released from custody on 07.07.2022. Let the custody report be taken on record. 3. Although amicus curiae has been appointed to assist the Court on behalf of the appellant but learned amicus curiae has no instruction from the appellant whether to pursue the present appeal or not. 4. Since the appellant is not interested in pursing the appeal and he has also been released from custody after completing his sentence, the present appeal has now become infructuous. 5. Accordingly, the present appeal is dismissed as infructuous. 6. This Court appreciates the assistance rendered by Mr. Pradeep 2026:JHHC:17156 2 Cr. Appeal (SJ) No. 194 of 2019 Kumar, learned amicus curiae. Let admissible remuneration of the learned Amicus Curiae be paid by the JHALSA. Let this order be communicated to the learned Member Secretary, JHALSA for needful. (Rajesh Kumar, J.) 15.06.2026 A. Mohanty Uploaded ____/____/2026