1 CGHC010356072021 2026:CGHC:40803 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 8 of 2022 1 - Lakhan Lal Kashyap Son Of Nanki Ram Kashyap Aged About 63 Years R/o Village Munund, Tahsil And Police Station Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh. ... Appellant versus 1 - Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited Through - Executive Engineer K.N. Singh (Sanchar And Sudhar), Division Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited Champa, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh. 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - District Magistrate, Janjgir, District Janjgir- Champa Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Appellant : None. For Respondent No.2/State : Mr. Siddharth Sharma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi Order on Board 18/09/2026 1. This criminal appeal has been preferred by the appellant under Section 156 of the Electricity Act, 2003, read with Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the judgment dated 16.12.2021 RUKHSAR BANO Digitally signed by RUKHSAR BANO Date: 2026.09.18 18:18:47 +0530 2 passed by the learned Special Judge (Electricity Act), Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa in Electricity Case No.25/2020, whereby the appellant was convicted under Section 135(1)(A) of the Electricity Act, 2003, and sentenced to two years’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.3,32,000/-, with three months’ simple imprisonment in default. 2. Vide PUD dated 20.02.2026, learned Special Judge (Electricity Act, 2003) Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa has informed that the appellant/accused Lakhan Lal Kashyap, son of Nanki Ram Kashyap, resident of Village Munund, Tahsil and Police Station Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa (CG) has died on 27.08.2025. Learned Special Judge has also enclosed a photocopy of the death certificate of deceased appellant. 3. Thus, since the sole appellant has died, the present appeal stands abated under Section 435 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 4. Accordingly, the present criminal stands disposed of as abated. Sd/- (Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi) JUDGE Rukhsar