( 2026:JHHC:25363 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J.) No. 837 of 2013 Vidya Sagar Nishad, son of late Darbari Mandal, resident of Usari, P.O. and P.S. Gogari, District-Khagariya, State-Bihar ...... … Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand through C.B.I (AHD), Ranchi .…. … Respondent -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Appellant :Mr. Debarsi Mondal, Advocate For the C.B.I. : Mr. Prashant Pallav, ASGI : Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharati, Advocate 2/ 21.08.2026: Let this appeal be detached from rest of the appeals. 2. The matter relates to judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 30.09.2013 passed in R.C. 20(A) of 1996. 3. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the appellant has already left for his heavenly abode and in view of that this appeal is abated. 4. Learned counsel for the C.B.I submits that in the light of submission of the learned counsel for the appellant, the appeal is already abated. 5. In view of above submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, this appeal is already abated. Dt.21.08.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-