Ram Bhajan Chaudhary And ANR v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.649 of 2006 ====================================================== Ram Bhajan Chaudhary, Son of Late Laljee Chaudhary, Resident of VillageGoh, P.S.-Goh, Dist.- Aurangabad. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Manish Kumar, 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 Report No. 1228 dated 30.04.2026 of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Aurangabad along with the Report dated 29.04.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Goh Police Station, Aurangabad as well as the Report dated 29.04.2026 of the Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat, Goh, BlockAurangabad as also the Death Certificate dated 24.12.2022 issued by the Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar; wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Ram Bhajan Chaudhary, 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

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.649 of 2006(4) dt.11-05-2026 2/2 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and 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