Anandi Yadav v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.491 of 2003 ====================================================== Anandi Yadav, Son of Late Ram Charan Yadav, Resident of Village-Mirhatti, Police Station-Sultanganj, District-Bhagalpur. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.D.K.Pandey, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Satyanarayan Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 26-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 1081 dated 16.05.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Bhagalpur along with the report of S.H.O., Sultanganj Police Station dated 15.05.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Anandi Yadav has died. Death certificate of the appellant issued by Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar, has also been enclosed with the said report.

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.491 of 2003(10) dt.26-05-2026 2/2 disposed of.

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