Hari Ram v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Criminal Appeal No. 1013 of 2002 • Hariram S/o Dawan Ram Sahu, Aged about 38 years, R/o Village- Nirjam, P.S. Mungeli, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) ---- Appellant

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• State of Chhattisgarh Through - P.S. - Mungeli, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ---- Respondent/State For Appellant : None For Respondent/State : Shri C.B. Kesharwani, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Gautam Chourdiya, J Order 16.11.2021

1. This appeal arises out of the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 04.04.2002 passed by the 2nd Additional Sessions Judge (FTC), Mungeli, District Bilaspur in Sessions Trial No. 169/97, whereby the appellant stands convicted and sentenced as under:- Conviction Sentence Under Section 307 of IPC Rigorous imprisonment for four years and to pay fine of Rs.3,000/-, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo additional rigorous imprisonment for six months Under Section 323 of IPC Rigorous imprisonment for one year

2. In the report dated 10.11.2021 received from Station House Officer, Police Station City Kotwali Mungeli, District Mungeli (C.G.), it is mentioned that the appellant has died. Alongwith the said report, death certificate of appellant is annexed. As per death certificate, appellant Hariram S/o Dawan Ram Sahu died on 18.05.2018.

3. Considering the fact that the appellant died 18.05.2018, the fact regarding pendency of the present appeal was well within the knowledge of family members the appellant and despite that no application was moved on behalf of the legal heirs of the appellant to prosecute this appeal, the present appeal stands abated and is disposed of as such. Sd/- (Gautam Chourdiya) Judge vatti