Lal Bachan Pandey v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.433 of 1997 ====================================================== Lal Bachan Pandey, Son of Mangal Pandey of Village-Gaunaha Bazar, Police Station-Gaunaha, District-West Champaran.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar-I, 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. 748 dated 16.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, West Champaran, Bettiah along with the report of S.H.O., Gaunaha Police Station dated 15.05.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Lal Bachan Pandey has died. Certificate of death of the appellant issued by Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Raj, Gaunaha, West Champaran, Bettiah 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.433 of 1997(4) 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