Kunti Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINALAPPEAL (DB) No.135 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-21 Year-2013 Thana- NIMCHAKBATHANI District- Gaya ====================================================== Kunti Devi W/O- Rajendra Prasad Yadav @ Rajendra Yadav, Resident of Village- Madho Bigha, P.S.- Nimchak Bathani, District- Gaya. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Anjani Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.S.B. Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH) 07-10-2021 It is submitted by Mr. Anjani Kumar Jha, learned counsel for the appellant that during pendency of the appeal, while serving sentence due to conviction awarded under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code vide judgment dated 19.01.2021/25.01.2021 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge III-cum-Special Judge M.P./M.L.A., Gaya in Special Sessions Trial No.07 of 2020/56 of 2018 arising out of Nimchak Bathani P.S. Case No.21 of 2013, the sole appellant Kunti Devi died inside the jail.

In view of the submission made above, the appeal abates.

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.135 of 2021(3) dt.07-10-2021 2/2 Registry is directed to send back the lower court records to the court below.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) ( Arvind Srivastava, J) Harish/- U T