IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. A. No. 659-DB of 2004 DATE OF DECISION : 15.07.2011 Vishv Nath .... APPELLANT Versus State of Haryana ..... RESPONDENT CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. JINDAL Present: None for the appellant. Mr. S.S. Randhawa, Addl. A.G., Haryana. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) This appeal was filed by Vishv Nath son of Ramji Paswan, resident of village Tegra, District Begusarai (Bihar) against the judgment dated 10.6.2004 and the order dated 12.6.2004, whereby he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of ` 5,000/-, in default of payment of fine, to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year under Section 302 IPC. During the pendency of appeal, the Superintendent, District Jail, Karnal, wrote a letter to the Assistant Registrar (Criminal) of this Court, to the effect that the appellant was admitted in District Jail, Karnal on 17.7.2005 on his transfer from Central Jail, Ambala. It is further stated that the said convict was an old case of pulmonary tuberculosis and was Crl. A. No. 659-DB of 2004 -2- admitted in PGIMS, Rohtak, on 6.1.2006 for treatment, where he expired on 26.1.2006, due to long illness. In view of the fact that the appellant has died, the appeal filed by him stands abated. Ordered accordingly. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE July 15, 2011 ( A.N. JINDAL ) ndj JUDGE