Pramod Sah v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.442 of 1996 ====================================================== Pramod Sah, Son of Sita Ram Sah, Resident of Village-Gan jgaurihar, Police Station-Sakara, District-Muzaffarpur.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Prasoon Sinha, Sr. Advocate Mr. Prabhat Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Abhimanyu Sharma, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 20-02-2026 Perused the Letter No. 346 dated 14.02.2026 issued by the Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur, along with the report of the S.H.O., Bariyarpur, Muzaffarpur annexed thereto, from which it transpires that the sole appellant, Pramod Sah, has died.

2. In view of the said letter and having regard to Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which corresponds to Section 435 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and inasmuch as no near relative has filed any application seeking leave to continue the appeal, the present Criminal Appeal stands abated and is accordingly disposed of. (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) Neha/- U T