Ram Bilas Paswan v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.1353 of 2007 ====================================================== Ram Bilas Paswan, son of Harihar Paswan resident of village- Kanti Gosain Tola, P.S. Kanti, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. V.K.Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 08-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 639 dated 30.04.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur along with the report dated 27.04.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O., Kanti P.S., Muzaffarpur, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry, it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Ram Bilas Paswan, 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 Bhartiya 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.

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.1353 of 2007(4) dt.08-05-2026 2/2

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) shailendra/- U