1 2026:CGHC:24094 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 1487 of 2018 • Rahul Deep S/o Chaitu Deep Aged About 22 Years R/o Village- Gorlapada, Police Station- Turekela, District- Balangir, Odisha. Present Address- House Of Rajesh Chhura, Santosh Nagar, Birgaon, Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Appellant versus • State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station- G.R.P. Thana, Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Anil Tripathi, Advocate For State : Mr. Anant Bajpai, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas Order on Board 16.06.2026 1. The appellant has filed these criminal appeals under Section 374(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code against judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 30.08.2018 passed by learned Special Judge (constituted under the provisions of NDPS Act, 1985) Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) in Special Criminal Case under the NDPS Act No. 299/2017 whereby the appellant has been convicted for commission of offence under Section 20(B) (ii-B) of Narcotic MANISH YADAV Digitally signed by MANISH YADAV Date: 2026.06.16 18:12:11 +0530 2 Psychotropic Substances Act and sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for 2 years and to pay fine amount of Rs. 10,000/-, in default of payment of fine 3 months additional R.I.. 2. This Court has issued non-bailable warrant against the appellant vide its order dated 23.04.2026. In pursuance of that non-bailable warrant issued by this Court, the State has placed on record the FIR dated 10.04.2021 registered at Police Station - Tureikela, District - Balangir for commission of offence under Sections 279 and 304-A against the driver of vehicle bearing Registration No. OD 3 J 6986 alleging that Rahul Deep who is the appellant in the present criminal appeal has sustained injuries and thereafter, a death certificate has also been annexed which has been issued by the Sarpanch of Baddokala, District Bolangir (Odisha) dated 09.05.2026 along with Post-Mortem Report. In the Post-Mortem Report the name of the deceased has been shown as Rahul Deep S/o Late Chaitu Deep, R/o Village Gorlapada, Police Station - Tureikela, District- Balangir, Odisha. 3. In view of the above factual matrix, it is quite vivid that the appellant Rahul Deep has already expired, therefore, the instant criminal appeal is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (Narendra Kumar Vyas) Judge Manish