IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Government Appeal No. 524 of 2007 (Old No. 29 of 2000) Central Bureau of Investigation, …….Appellant Versus Chet Ram ……Respondent Dated: March 5, 2008 Sri Arvind Vashisth, learned standing counsel for the applicant/CBI HON. DHARAM VEER, J. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellant/CBI u/s 378 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter to be referred as Cr.P.C.) against the acquittal of the respondent-Chet Ram in CBI Case No. 02 of 1995, CBI Vs. Chet Ram Passed by Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, U.P. (East) Dehradun vide his judgment and order dated 04.04.2000. On 13.12.2007, the fresh notice was issued to the respondent. In compliance of that order, District Judge, Moradabad along with his report dated 19.12.2007 has annexed the report of Assistant Nazir, District Court, Moradabad dated 15.12.2007 in which it has been stated that the respondent-Chet Ram has died. Besides it, the District Judge has also annexed the Death Certificate dated 5.11.2007, which is issued in respect of respondent-Chet Ram in which it has also been stated that the respondent Chet Ram had died on 18.40.2007. The photocopy of the report sent by the District Judge, Moradabad along with the photocopy of the report sent by Assistant Nazir as well as the photocopy of death certificate issued in respect of the respondent have been kept in the present appeal and the original copies of the aforesaid documents have been kept in SPLA No. 54 of 2006. In view of the fact that the sole respondent-Chet Ram had died on 18.10.2007, the appeal preferred by the appellant/CBI stands abated. (Dharam Veer, J.) Rajeev Dang