2026:JHHC:610 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J.) No. 502 of 2017 Shyam Soni son of Prameshwer Soni, resident of Village- Moktama, P.O. & P.S.- Ichak, District- Hazaribag. … Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand … Respondent ---------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR RAI ------- For the Appellant : Mr. Shailendra Jit, Advocate For the State : A.P.P. --------- Order No.06/ Dated 12thJanuary, 2026 1. Mr. Shailendra Jit, learned counsel for the appellant is present before this Court. 2. The record reveals that, service report of the notice issued to the appellant did not get executed, as the appellant, namely, Shyam Soni son of Prameshwer Soni, has died. 3. The above-said service report has been sent by the Registrar Civil Court, Hazaribag in compliance of the order of this Court dated 30th January, 2024. 4. In the present appeal, the deceased appellant was the sole appellant. 5. In view of the above stated fact, the present appeal is dismissed as abated. (Arun Kumar Rai, J.) 12thJanuary, 2026 P.K.S./Suman