Birendra Mandal v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.377 of 2006 ====================================================== Birendra Mandal, Son of Banwari Mandal, Resident of Village-Chuna Kothi, P.S.- Haveli Kharagpur, Dist.- Munger.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sinha 1, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 11-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 561 dated 04.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Munger along with the Report dated 03.05.2026 of the Inspector of Police-cum-S.H.O., Haveli Kharagpur Police Station as well as the Certificate of Death dated 03.05.2026 of the Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat, Ramnakabad East-13, Block- Haveli Kharagpur, Munger; wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Birendra Mandal, 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.377 of 2006(11) dt.11-05-2026 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