\ .^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Cr.ApD.No.668/1998 SB: Hbn'bie Shri Justice R.L. Jhanwar APPELLANT Ashish Singh Goutam son of Shymsunder SinghGoutam, aged 18 years, two months (wrongly mentioned as 22 years), Student of B.B.A. Ahmedabad, resident of South Jhagrakhand Colliery, P.S. Manendragarh, District Surguja, M.P.(NowCG) RESPONDENT Versus The State of Mad'nya Pradesh (Now Chhattisgarh) None for the appellant. Shri Pradeep Singh, Panel Lawyer for the State. ORAL ORDER (16.12.2009) Vide order dated 15.9.2009, learned counsei for the State was directed to ascertain about the death of the appellant. In compliance of the order, a report dated 6.10.2009 has been received from the In- charge Police Station Manendragarh, District Koriya(CG), according to which, the appellant- Ashish Singh s/o Shyamsunder Goutam had expired on 22.7.2008. The death certificate has also been attached. The report is taken on record. !n view ofthe above, the appeal stands dismissed as abated. %L Sd/- R.L. Jhanwar Judge