Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010258502024 2026:GAU-AS:8717 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Crl.Pet./1481/2024 PRAFULLA GOBINDA BARUAH S/O LATE RADHA GOBINDA BARUAH, DIRECTOR, THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, TRIBUNE BUILDING, MRD ROAD, CHANDMARI, PS CHANDMARI, DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM PERMANENT RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 47, NAVAGIRI ROAD, CHANDMARI, GUWAHATI 781003 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR REPRESENTED BY PP ASSAM 2:SHRI JAYANTA KUMAR SHARMA S/O LATE DEBENDRA NATH SHARMA RESIDENT OF C-4 GIRI NIWAS NABAGIRI ROAD KHARGHULI PS LATASHIL GUWAHATI 781004 KAMRUP M ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. D K BAIDYA, MR. A SANDILYA Advocate for the Respondent : PP, ASSAM, MD A RAHMAN(R-2),MR. A W AMAN (R-2),MR. SARFRAZ NAWAZ (R-2),MR. SURAJIT DAS (R-2),MR. SAMIM RAHMAN(R-2),MR. M S HUSSAIN Page No.# 2/2 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER 17.06.2026 It is submitted by Mr. D.K. Baidya, learned counsel for the petitioner that due to the demise of the petitioner, the matter has become infructuous. Hence, the matter is dismissed as withdrawn. JUDGE Comparing Assistant