Jitendra Kumar Singh @ Jitendra Singh v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.277 of 1996 ====================================================== Jitendra Kumar Singh @ Jitendra Singh, Son of Sukhbilas Singh, Resident of Village- Kataria, P.S.- Agiaon Bazar, Dist.- Bhojpur. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Akhileshwar Pd. Singh, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Ajay Mishra, 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. 1218 dated 10.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur at Ara along with the Report dated 10.05.2026 of the S.H.O., Agiaon Bazar Police Station, Bhojpur at Ara as well as the Certificate of Death dated 10.05.2026 of the Sarpanch of Gram Kachhari- Katriya, BlockPiro, Dist.- Bhojpur at Ara; wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Jitendra Kumar Singh @ Jitendra 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.277 of 1996(3) 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