Anuplal Sah v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.226 of 2004 ====================================================== Anuplal Sah, S/o Deena Nath Sah, resident of Basantpur, Babusaheb Tola, P.S.- Pirpapainty, District-Bhagalpur ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Saurabh Raj, Adv.

Mr. Ravi Prakash Dwivedi, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 03-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 311 dated 10.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Bhagalpur along with the Report dated 08.02.2026 of S.H.O, Pirpainty Police Station as well as the Report dated 06.02.2026 of the Sarpanch of the Gram Kachahari Harinkol, Block-Pripainty, Bhagalpur; wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Anuplal Sah, 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

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.226 of 2004(4) dt.03-04-2026 2/2 disposed of.

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) shivank/- U T