Criminal Appeal No. 1562/01: Old No. 1842/1998 Hon’ble M.M. Ghildiyal, J. Hon’ble B.C. Kandpal, J. This appeal has been received from the Allahabad High Court. After receipt of the record notice was sent to the sole appellant-Meharban Singh Report of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chamoli is available on the record, which shows that the sole appellant Meharban Singh has died on 03.05.2001. Learned Chief Judicial Magistrate has also annexed a certificate issued by the ‘Gram Pradhan’ concerned. The appellant was convicted u/s 302, 324 I.P.C. vide judgment and order dated 01.09.1998 passed by the Sessions Judge, Chamoli. The appeal was preferred against the aforesaid impugned judgment. Keeping in view the death of the sole appellant-Meharban Singh, this appeal stands abated. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as abated. (B.C.K., J.) (M.M.G., J.) 16.02.2006: NCM: