IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc No. M-33279 of 2008 Date of decision : 06.02.2009 Ashpal Singh @ Pali ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab and another ....Respondents. BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. B.P.S. Virk, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shailesh Gupta, DAG Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this petition has rendered infructuous as the petitioner has died during the pendency of this petition. According to the counsel, petitioner was the only accused in the FIR in question. Learned counsel for the State is however, not in a position either to affirm or refuse this fact. In view of the statement made by the counsel for the petitioner, this petition is dismissed as having been rendered infructuous. 06.02.2009 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE