Jharkhand High Court

Cr.A(DB)/308/2018 of DEVAN SOREN Vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND on 5 October 2026

2026:JHHC:29711

HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. A . (DB) No. 308 of 2018 -------- Devan Soren, aged about 40 years, son of Lotho Soren, resident of Village-Mahalbena, P.O. & P.S.-Jama, District-Dumka, State-Jharkhand ... ... Appellant Versus The State of Jharkhand …… Respondent --------

2026:JHHC:29711-DB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

Cr. A. (DB) No. 308 of 2018

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Devan Soren, aged about 40 years, son of Lotho Soren, resident of Village-Mahalbena, P.O. & P.S.-Jama, District-Dumka, State-Jharkhand

... ... Appellant

Versus

The State of Jharkhand

…… Respondent

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CORAM

: SRI ANANDA SEN, J.

: SRI PRADEEP KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J.

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For the Appellant : Mr. Tarun Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Priya Shrestha, Spl.P.P.

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Order No. 07/ Dated: 05th October, 2026

1. Learned Spl.P.P. submits that the sole appellant has expired in the year 2024. She has handed over a report from the jail authority. The same is kept on record.

2. Considering the fact that the sole appellant has died and there is no substitution application and no one wants to contest this appeal.

3. Accordingly, this appeal stands abated.

(Ananda Sen, J.)

(Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J.)

05.10.2026 Arpit Uploaded on 06/10/2026

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