Dhiran Bind @ Dharan Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.411 of 1996 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-86 Year-1991 Thana- BALIYA District- Begusarai ====================================================== Dhiran Bind @ Dharan Mahto, S/O Bhujungi Mahto, R/O Village- Kharka, Bind Tola, P.S. Medni, Chauki, Dist. Munger.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Dr. Amrendra Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 13-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 1323 dated 08.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Begusarai, along with the report dated 07.05.2026 of Additional S.H.O.- Medni P.S., Munger, as well as the certificate of death issued by Sarpanch, Village-Bansipur, Amarpur, Medni P.S., Block Suryagarha, Dist.-Lakhisarai, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Dhiran Bind @ Dharan Mahto, is dead.

2. In view of the said letters as also section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which corresponds to section 435 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, since no near relative has filed any application for leave to continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.411 of 1996(7) dt.13-05-2026 2/2 disposed of.

3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) supratim/- U T