Yamuna Rai v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.84 of 1999 ====================================================== Yamuna Rai, Son of Late Ramlayak Rai, Resident of Village- Daulatpur Kochia Tola, P.S.- Koilwar, District- Bhojpur. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Manoj Priyadarshi, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Dilip Kumar Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 17-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 432 dated 07.03.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur, Ara along with the Report dated 27.02.2026 of Sub-Inspector of Police, Koilwar Police Station and the Report dated 27.02.2026 of the Sarpanch of Gram Kachahari, Daulatpur, Block-Koilwar, District-Bhojpur; wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Yamuna Rai, is dead.

2. In view of the said letter 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.84 of 1999(3) dt.17-04-2026 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) supratim/- U T