CGHC010427892022 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ACQA No. 7 of 2023 Lomeshwar Thakur S/o Chhannu Lal Sahu Aged About 32 Years R/o Village- Chunkatta In Front Of Kala Munch, P.S. Utai, District- Durg, Chhattisgarh ... Appellant(s) versus 1 - Rupendra Das Vaishnav S/o Late Bajrang Das Aged About 51 Years R/o Village Chunkatta, P.S. Utai, District Durg, Chhattisgarh 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Incharge, Police Station Utai, District- Durg, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from the CIS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Appellant : Shri Vikas Shrivastava, Advocate For State : Shri Malay Jain, PL For Respondent-1 : Shri Somdutt Sahu, Advocate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 29.09.2026 1. Heard. 2. Pursuant to order dated 20.08.2026 bailable warrant issued against respondent-1 Rupendra Das Vaishnav has been returned unserved with the report dated 24.09.2026 sent by the Station House Officer, Police Station-Utai, District-Durg that respondent-1 has died on 16.11.2024. Copy of his death certificate has also been annexed along with its report. Acqa 07 of 2023 2 3. Since present is an Acquittal Appeal and respondent-1/accused has died on 16.11.2024, in view of the provisions of Section 435 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the appeal filed against the accused/respondent-1 is abated and accordingly stands disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) JUDGE padma Digitally signed by V PADMAVATHI Date: 2026.09.30 10:30:22 +0530