Sukhdeo Mahto @ Bhagat @ Sukhdeo Bhagat v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.653 of 2006 ====================================================== Sukhdeo Mahto @ Bhagat @ Sukhdeo Bhagat, S/O Late- Shib Nandan Mahto, Resident of Village Gangapur, P.S. Musrigharari, Dist- Samastipur. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Sujit Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Binod Bihari Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 12-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 709 dated 07.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Samastipur, along with the report dated 07.05.2026 of S.H.O. Musridharari P.S., Samastipur, as well as the certificate of death dated 07.05.2026, issued by Sarpanch, Gram Kachhari Gangapur, Block Sarairanjan, Samastipur, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Sukhdeo Mahto @ Bhagat @ Sukhdeo Bhagat, is dead.

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.653 of 2006(5) dt.12-05-2026 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) supratim/- U T