71 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARHJ BILASPUR Criminal Appeal No.1 1 27 of 1992 APPELLANT/2 Mehttar Lal Kurmi, aged about 50 years, son of Shri Bagasdas Kurmi, Occupation — cuitivator, resident of village Chorenga, Police Station Simga, District Raipur, MP. (now C.G.).“ Versus RESPONDENT: State of Madhya Pradesh {Appeal under Section 374 (2) ofthe Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973} Present: Mr. Arun Kochar, counsel for the appellant. Mrf RajendraTripathi, Panel Lawyer for the State/respondent. Division Bench: - Hon’ble niir. T.P. sn‘arma & Hon’ble Mr. R.L. Jhanwar, JJ ORDER (07—04-201 O) 1. This appeal is directed against the judgment of conviction & ‘order of sentence dated 03-11—1992 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Baloda-Bazar, District-Raipur in Sessions Trial No.161/1987, whereby learned Additional Sessions Judge has convicted the appellant under Sections 302 and 201 of the l.P.C. and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life and R,l. for three years. 2. Learned State counsel submits the report received from Police Station Raipur which reveals that the appellant died on 2g.10.2002. Copy of death certificate is also attached. Learned counsehfor the appellant also submits that he has also received information which shows that the appellant has died. 3. On account of the death of sole appellant, the appeal abates. \W Sd/- Sdl- r T P. Sharma ' : R.L. Jhanwar ‘ ‘ tiffl Judge Judge