CRA No.382-SB of 2001 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Criminal Appeal No.382-SB of 2001 Date of Decision: December 22, 2010 Girish Kumar .......Appellant Versus State Union Territory of Chandigarh .......Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr. S S Salar, Advocate. Mr. Anil Kumar Lamdharia, APP, for the respondent-Union Territory. **** JITENDRA CHAUHAN, J. (ORAL) 1. On 15.12.2010, bailable warrants were issued by this Court to secure the presence of the appellant. In pursuance thereof, Mr. S S Salar, Advocate, has put in appearance and stated that the appellant has since died, though he does not have the death certificate. Learned counsel has further submitted that he has verified this fact from the landlord and a close friend of the appellant, namely, Mr. Ram Sharan Dass son of Mr. Hira Lal, resident of House No.2849, Sector 40-D, Chandigarh, who is personally known to the learned counsel. CRA No.382-SB of 2001 -2- 2. In view of the above, the present appeal stands abated. However, in case the statement made by the learned counsel for the appellant is found to be incorrect, the State shall be at liberty to revive the present appeal. ( JITENDRA CHAUHAN ) 22.12.2010 JUDGE atulsethi