Crl. Appeal No.463-SB of 1997 Present: Mr. K.S.Malik, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Kartar Singh, AAG, Haryana for the respondent. *** Mr. Kartar Singh, AAG, Haryana, has produced on record, hand written report from H.C. Satya Narayan, Police Station Loharu, that in case FIR No.238 dated 1.10.1995, Dalip Singh, has since demised. He has also produced a copy of the statement of Vinod, son of the appellant. According to the statement of Vinod, son of the appellant, his father died on 14.2.2003, on account of some disease, but his death was not got registered in the Municipal Committee. Verification with regard to the death of Dalip Singh, was also made by H.C. Satya Narayan. The verification report is dated 12.2.2008. He verified the factum from Vijay S/o Sarjit Singh, Vinod S/o Dalip Singh, Mukesh Kumar S/o Om Parkash, Jaswant Singh S/o Bhopat Ram, Roshan S/o Kishan Lal, and Vicky S/o Naresh. All of them stated that Dalip Singh, died on 14.2.2003. These documents are taken on record as Annexures – A, B, and C. Since the death of Dalip Singh, was not got registered in the Municipal Committee, the question of obtaining his death certificate, does not at all arise. From these documents, it is prima facie established that Dalip Singh, appellant, has died. In this view of the matter, the instant appeal abates. 20.2.2008 (SHAM SUNDER) Vimal JUDGE