Hira Manjhi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.69 of 2008 ====================================================== HIRA MANJHI, S/o Late Raghu Nath Manjhi, R/o Vill. Siar Marwa Tola (Mauna Jatahi) P.S. Muffasil, Dist.- Saran at Chhapra ... ... Appellant

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Shambhu Nath Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Dilip Kumar Sinha, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 08-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 823 dated 03.05.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Saran at Chapra along with the report dated 02.05.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O., Muffasil P.S., Saran at Chapra, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry, it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Hira Manjhi, is dead and the death certificate of the appellant is annexed with the said report.

2. In view of the said report as also section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which corresponds to section 435 of the Bhartiya 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.69 of 2008(7) dt.08-05-2026 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) shailendra/- U