w \. HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DSVIStONBENCH CORAM: HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, C^. HON'BLE SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINHA. J. Criminal Appeal No.1238 of 1982 Appellant (Accused in Jail) Sukul Singh son of Kltab Singh, Ahir, 40 yeare, vjllage Puta. Poltee Statfon Pendra, DistriGt Bilaspur. VERSUS Madhya Pradesh Government Poiice Station Pendra,DJstrict BiJaspur. Resoondent : Complainant Criminal Appeal under Sectton 374(21 ofCr.P.C. Present: Srrrt. Ranjana Jaiswal, leamed counsel for the appellant Shri Akhil Agrawal, learned Panel Lawyer for the State/respondent. <mDER (20th August, 2010) The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Station House OfTlcer, Poltee Station Pendra, dlstrict Bilaspur while returning back the warrant of arrest issued against the appellant has intimated that appeltant Sukul Singh has died on 03.08.2009. A photpcopy of the death certificate to that effect has ateo been annexed along with the intimation. 2) In this view of the matter, the appeal filed by appellantSukul Singh against his convtetion and sentenGe stands abated and is hereby dismissed accordingly. 3) The appeltant's sureties shall stand discharged. ^ . _^. Sd/- Chief Justice ^ Sd/- Sunil KumarSinha Judge ^I-I