CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2377 of 2007 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 2377 of 2007 [Neutral Citation No. - 2026:AHC-LKO:19898] Rajendra Kumar Yadav and 2 Ors. …..Appellant(s) Versus The State of U.P. …..Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Paresh Misra, Dinesh Singh Rana, Gopal Narain Misra, Rajeev Kumar Bajpai Counsel for Respondent(s) : Govt.advocate, Court No. - 28 HON'BLE PRAMOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J. 1. As per the report of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow dated 18.03.2026, Rakesh (appellant no. 2) has died on 12.02.2025. In this regard, the statement of Arvind Yadav, Abhishek Kumar, SI Abhay Pratap Singh and death certificate of deceased-appellant no. 2 is also enclosed. 2. Since appellant no. 2-Rakesh died, therefore, the instant criminal appeal stand abated in respect appellant no. 2- Rakesh. 2 Crl. Appeal No. 2377 of 2007 3. Remaining appellant no.1-Rajendra Kumar Yadav and appellant no. 3-Phool Chand are alive. 4. Vakalatnama filed today in Court by Sri Sanjai Kumar Singh, Advocate, on behalf of appellant nos. 1 and 3, which is taken on record. 5. Heard Sri Sanjai Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the appellant nos. 1 and 3 and learned Additional Government Advocate for