Loha Bhar @ Loha Singh v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.1263 of 2006 ====================================================== Loha Bhar @ Loha Singh, son of Late Saryug Bhar, resident of VillageJireya, P.S. Lauriya, Distt- West Champaran ... ... Appellant

Versus

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

For the Appellant :

Mr. Gauri Shankar Thakur, Advocate For the Respondent :

Mr. A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 13-05-2026 Perused the report dated 05.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, West Champaran (Bettiah) along with the report dated 03.05.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Lauriya Police Station, West Champaran (Bettiah), which indicate that the sole appellant Loha Bhar alias Loha Singh is dead and the death certificate of the appellant is annexed with the said report.

2. In view of the said reports 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 disposed of.

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.1263 of 2006(5) dt.13-05-2026 2/2

3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) P.K.P./- U