Shankar Gupta v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.1388 of 2008 ====================================================== Shankar Gupta, son of Thakur Das, resident of Village & P.O.- Ratanpur, P.S. Bariyarpur, District- Munger ... ... Appellant

Versus

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

For the Appellant :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent :

Smt. Shashi Bala Verma, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 26-05-2026 Perused the report dated 01.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Munger along with the report dated 30.04.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police-cum-A.S.H.O., Bariyarpur Police Station, Munger, which indicate that the sole appellant Shankar Gupta is dead and the death certificate of the appellant is annexed with the said report.

2. In view of the said reports 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.1388 of 2008(10) dt.26-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) shailendra/- U