IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Jail Appeal No.1812 of 2001 Bikram Singh @ Biru ............ Appellant Versus State of Uttarakhand ................State-Respondent Mr. Pankaj Purohit, Amicus Curiae for the appellant. Mr. B. S. Parihar, Brief Holder for respondent-State. JUDGMENT Coram: Hon. J.C.S. Rawat, J. Hon’ble Dharam Veer, J. Per :- Hon’ble J.C.S. Rawat, J. (Oral) Mr. Pankaj Purohit, Amicus Curiae for the appellant. Mr. B.S. Parihar, Brief Holder for respondent-State. The appellant Bikram Singh @ Biru has filed this Jail Appeal against the judgment and order dated 05.02.2000 passed by Mr. K. P. Nigam, the then Sessions Judge, Tehri Garhwal in S.T. No.34 of 1998, whereby the appellant was convicted and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and for five years under sections 302 IPC & 201 IPC respectively. The Sessions Judge, Tehri Garhwal has sent a report of the Director and Chief Superintendent Mental Hospital, Varanasi in which it has been stated that the appellant- accused has died. The said report was sent to the District & Sessions Judge, Tehri Garhwal, who forwarded this report to this Court vide its letter dated 18.08.2007. In view of the above, the appeal stands abated. (Dharam Veer, J.) (J.C.S. Rawat, J.) Dated 19.12.2007 LSR