HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Crminal Appeal No.1260 of 1992 Appeal uls 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Appeaxance: Shri Sameer Singh for the appellaxlt. Shn' Arun Sao, Govt. Advocate, for the State, ORDER (16.07.2007) SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J, Heard. This appeal is directed against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 14.12.1992 passed by the Special Judge, Raipur, in Special Criminal Case No. 12/ 1988 whereby the appellant was convicted u/s 7 of the Essential Commodities Act and sentenced to undergo R.I. for 3 months and to pay a fine of Rs. 1000] —, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo S.I. for 1 month. Earlier, learned counsel for the appellant had informed that the appellant had expired on which, this court had ‘called a report from the concerned authority. A PUD dated 23.6.2007 has been received, according to which, the appellant has expired on 14.8.2006. The PUD is supported by the death certificate and the ax,‘ / V\’\ g Appellant Kirtan Singh, aged about 60 years, son of Shri Tara Singh, resident of Makai Chowk, Dhamtan', Folios Station Dhamtari, Distt. Raipur Versus Respondent State of Madhya Pradesh (now Chhattisgarh) through RS. Dhamtari, Distt. Raipur (now Dhamtari) 2 CrANoJzso/mz (Er) \ \ statements of validus relations, which shows that the appellant has expired on the said date. Since no steps have been taken for substitution after death of the appellant on 14.8.2006, this appeal stands abated and there is no necessity of prosecuting this appeal. _ . ' Sill/Q The aPPeal 15 dlsmlssea’ as abated . i Sunll. . Kumar Smha . 'J Judge