( 2026:JHHC:25320 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J.) No. 783 of 2013 Vijay Kumar Mallik son of late Shri Inder Lal Mallik, resident of 26, Engineers’ Enclave P.O. and P.S. Pitampura, 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 03/ 21.08.2026: Let this appeal be detached from rest of the appeals. 2. The matter relates to judgment of conviction dated 30.09.2013 and order of sentence dated 03.10.2013 passed in R.C. Case No. 20(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-