Sidheshwar Paswan v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.2 of 2003 ====================================================== Sidheshwar Paswan, Son of Late Bhola Paswan, Resident of VillageBaikatpur, P.S.-Khusrupur, District- Patna. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Surendra Kishore Thakur, Advocate Mr. Aditya Kumar Pandey, Advocate Mr. Chandra Mohan Jha, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Bipin Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 08-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 458 dated 13.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna along with the Report dated 10.02.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O, Khusrupur Police Station, Patna, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Sidheshwar Paswan, 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 disposed of.

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.2 of 2003(4) dt.08-05-2026 2/2

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) guddukr/- U