Markande Jha And ANR v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.316 of 1999 ======================================================

1. Markande Jha, Son of Late Matukdhari Jha.

2. Sita Sundari Devi wife of Markande Jha.

Both residents of Village-Manjaul, Police Station-Cheriya Bariyarpur, District-Begusarai.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Choudhary Shyam Nandan, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mrs. Shashi Bala Verma, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 07-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 648 dated 18.03.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Begusarai along with the Report dated 11.02.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police-cum-S.H.O, Cheriya Bariyarpur Police Station, Begusarai, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that both the appellants, namely, Markande Jha and Sita Sundari Devi, are 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.316 of 1999(3) dt.07-05-2026 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) Neha/- U