( 2026:JHHC:25384 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Criminal Appeal (S.J.) No. 267 of 2022 Dayanand Prasad Kashyap @ Dayanand Pd. Kashyap aged about 69 years, son of late Naresh Sahu, resident of Kashyap Complex, Main Road, Ashok Nagar, P.O. Doranda, P.S. Argora, Ranchi, District-Ranchi ...... … Appellant Versus The Union of India through Central Bureau of Investigation .…. … Respondent -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Appellant :Mr. L.C.N. Shahdeo, Advocate For the C.B.I. : Mr. Prashant Pallav, ASGI : Mr. Deepak Kumar Bharati, Advocate 05/ 21.08.2026: Let this appeal be detached from rest of the appeals. 2. The matter relates to judgment of conviction dated 15.02.2022 and order of sentence dated 21.02.2022 passed in R.C. Case No. 47(A)/1996 (Pat). 3. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the appellant has already left for his heavenly abode and in view of that this appeal is abated. 4. Learned counsel for the C.B.I submits that in the light of submission of the learned counsel for the appellant, the appeal is already abated. 5. In view of above submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, this appeal is already abated. Dt.21.08.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-