s: HIGH COURTQF CHHARTTISGARH AT BILASPUR Criminal Appeat No. 707 of(So02) (,f- Jf^. Mk' »••o9 Raju Apj?ellant Lakhpati Kond s/o Dayanidhi Kond, aged abcut 70 years, r/o. village Kokbahal, Police Staticn: Baramkela, Dist. Raigarh.(CG) Versus ResRpndent State of Chhattisgarh through Police Station Baramkela, Criminal appeal u/S. 374 (2) of ihe Criminal Procedure Code (SB: Hon'ble NIr. Rancianath Chandrakar, J. Present: Shri None for the appellant. Shri A.V. Shridhar, Panel Lawyer for the State. JUDQMENT (Delivered on this day of 6th October 2009) This jail appeal has been preferred by the appellant against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 16-11-1999 passed by the Special Judge (NDPS Act ) Raigarh, in Special Case No. 4/1999, whereby the accused/appsllant has been convicted under Section 20 (B)(1) of the NDPS Act, 1985 and sentenced to undergo R.l. fortwo years. 2) On perusal of the record, it is clear that a report regarding present status of the appellant was sought frnm the concerned jail authorities by this court vide order dated 6-8-2009. In corrpliance of fhe aforesaid order, The Superintendent, Central Jail, Bilaspur has sent a report enclosing the report Superintendent, District Jail, Raigarh, wherein it has been stated that the accused/appeltant has already been released from jail on 14-6-2000 in pursuance of order No.F.11-4-99/3 issued by Jail Department, Govt. of M.P, Fax No. 13160 ofJail Head Quarter, Bhcpal & Page No.735 dated 13-6-2000 of Central Jail, by giving him the benefit of speuai remission, which is also verified by the State counsel. 3) In view of the above report, the appeal is accordingly disposed of without entering into the merits of the case. R.N. Chandrakar Judge