Ritesh Kumar Singh @ Bhuwar Singh @ Ritesh Singh v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.280 of 2009 ====================================================== Ritesh Kumar Singh @ Bhuwar Singh @ Ritesh Singh, Son of Ramesh Singh, Resident of Village- Laharpa, P.S.- Agiaon, Dist.- Bhojpur. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Surendra Kumar Singh, Adv.

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) 13-05-2026 Perused the Report No. 1046 dated 03.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur at Ara along with the Report dated 28.04.2026 of the Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police, Agiaon Police Station, Bhojpur as well as the Certificate of Death dated 30.04.2026 of the Sarpanch of Gram KachhariAgiaon, Block- Agiaon, Bhojpur; wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Ritesh Kumar Singh @ Bhuwar Singh @ Ritesh Singh, 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.280 of 2009(10) dt.13-05-2026 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