Kaushalia Devi @ Urmila Devi @ Bibha Devi @ Bimla Devi Andanra v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.157 of 2009 ======================================================

1. Kaushalia Devi @ Urmila Devi @ Bibha Devi @ Bimla Devi, Wife Of Late Nageshwar Ram

2. Dasai Ram, Son Of Late Laxman Ram, Both Resident Of Village- Pokhra Peer Sadpura, P.S. Kazimohammadpur, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Radhe Shyam Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.A.K.Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 06-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 634 dated 30.04.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Muzzaffarpur along with the report dated 29.04.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Kazimohhamadpur P.S., wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that both the appellants, namely, Kaushalia Devi @ Urmila Devi @ Bibha Devi @ Bimla Devi and Dasai Ram, are dead and the death certificate of the appellants' 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,

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.157 of 2009(4) dt.06-05-2026 2/2 since no near relative has filed any application for leave to continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and 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) guddukr/- U T