( 2026:JHHC:25323 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J.) No. 212 of 2018 Vijay Kumar Mallik son of late Inder Lal Mallik, aged about 68 years, resident of 26, Engineers’ Enclave P.O. Pitampura, P.S. Ranibagh, District-New Delhi ...... … Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand through C.B.I .…. … Respondent -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Appellant :Mr. Shekhar Sinha, Advocate For the C.B.I. : Mr. Prashant Pallav, ASGI : Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharati, Advocate 04/ 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 24.01.2018 passed in R.C.68(A)/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-