Raghu Paswan v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.576 of 2007 ====================================================== Raghu Paswan, son of Sri Lakeshwar Paswan, resident of Village- Rampur Khurd, P.S. Sahebganj, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Appellant

Versus

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

For the Appellant :

Mr. Ajay, Advocate For the Respondent :

Mr. Choudhary Shyam Nandan, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 13-05-2026 Perused the report dated 10.05.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur along with the report dated 10.05.2026 of the Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police-cumS.H.O., Sahebganj Police Station, Muzaffarpur, which indicate that the sole appellant Raghu Paswan 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.576 of 2007(7) dt.13-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) P.K.P./- U