Nakul Singh v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.75 of 2004 ====================================================== Nakul Singh, Son of Late- Uday Singh, Resident of Village- Chhitnawa, P.S. Maner, Post- Daudpur, District- Patna.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Sumant Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Bipin Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 05-05-2026 Perused the report dated 21.04.2026 of the P.S.I. Maner P.S., Patna along with the report of the Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat, Raj Khashpur, Maner, Patna, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Nakul Singh is dead and the death certificate of the appellant is annexed with the said report.

2. In view of the said report 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.75 of 2004(8) dt.05-05-2026 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 T