Bachcha Manjhi v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.304 of 2010 ====================================================== Bachcha Manjhi, Son of Late Gokul Manjhi, Resident of Village- Kahla Harijan Toli, P.S.- Barauli, Dist.- Gopalganj. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Yogendra Prasad Sinha, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. G.P.Jaiswal, 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. 845 dated 09.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Gopalganj along with the Report dated 05.05.2026 of the S.H.O., Barauli Police Station, Gopalganj as well as the Certificate of Death dated 06.05.2026 of the Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat- Raj Kahla, Block- Barauli, Dist.- Gopalganj; wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Bachcha Manjhi, 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 disposed of.

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.304 of 2010(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 cases. (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) shivank/- U T