Arun Kumar Singh v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.45 of 2001 ====================================================== Arun Kumar Singh, Son of Late Thakur Yogendra Narayan Singh, Resident of Village-Rampur, Police Station-Simir Bakhtiyarpur, District-Saharsa. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Jharkhandi Upadhyay, 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. 546 dated 10.05.2026of the Superintendent of Police, Saharsa along with the report of S.H.O., Balwahat Police Station, Saharsa dated 08.05.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Arun Kumar Singh has died. Certificate of death of the appellant issued by Sarpanch of Gram Kachahari, Saroja, Block-Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Saharsa has also been enclosed with the said reports.

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.45 of 2001(3) 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