Munna Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.860 of 2010 ====================================================== Munna Pandey, Son Of Late Hanuman Pandey, R/O- Village- Khairatiya, P.S. Manuapul, District- West Champaran At Bettiah. ... ... Appellant/s

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Rajendra Prasad, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Dilip Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 06-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 519 dated 30.04.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, West Champaran (Bettiah) along with the report dated 28.04.2026 of the S.H.O., Manuapul P.S., wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Munna Pandey, 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 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.

3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.860 of 2010(6) dt.06-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) guddukr/- U T