Chandraket Bhagat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.805 of 2014 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-202 Year-2012 Thana- DARAUNDA District- Siwan ====================================================== Chandraket Bhagat Son of Late Luxmi Bhagat Resident of Village Pakari, P.S. M.H. Nagar, District Siwan.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mrs. S.B.Verma, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 12-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 520 dated 07.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Siwan, along with the Report dated 03.05.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police, M.H. Nagar Police Station, Siwan as well as the Death Certificate, which was issued by the Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar; wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Chandraket Bhagat, is dead.

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

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.805 of 2014(3) dt.12-05-2026 2/2 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of.

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) Neha/- U