Shankar Singh v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.630 of 2010 ====================================================== Shankar Singh, S/o Ganesh Prasad Singh @ Ganesh Singh, Resident of Tetri Pakra, P.S. Naugachhia, District-Bhagalpur.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Krishna Mohan, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Abhimanyu Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 07-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 241 dated 01.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Naugachia along with the report of Sub Inspector of Police cum S.H.O., dated 30.04.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Shankar Singh has died. Certificate of death issued by President of Gram Panchayat, Pakra, Block-Naugachia (Bhagalpur) along with the affidavit of the wife of the appellant has also been enclosed with the said report.

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.630 of 2010(7) dt.07-05-2026 2/2 disposed of.

3. Let the trial court records be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) ranjan/- U