Cr. Appeal No. 294 of 1995 21.10.2008 Present: Mr. R.M. Bisht, Deputy Advocate General, for the appellant. Accused was originally represented by Ms. Maninder Sodhi, Advocate. Since she had left practice, notice was sent by the Registry to the respondent. The notice had come back with the report that the sole respondent expired on 14.2.1997. Certificate issued by the Registrar, Birth and Death, Gram Panchayat Dhelu, Development Block Chauntra, has been annexed with the report. In view of the death of the sole respondent, the appeal is dismissed as having abated. ( Deepak Gupta ), J. October 21, 2008 ( V.K. Ahuja), J. (BSS)