Ram Naresh Paswan @ Naresh Paswan And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.850 of 2014 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-56 Year-1999 Thana- BELA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== 1.

Ram Naresh Paswan @ Naresh Paswan and Anr Son of Late Dasharath Paswan 2.

Ras Bihari Paswan Son of Late Raghunath Paswan Both residents of Village-Gorhari, P.S.-Bela, District-Sitamarhi. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Javed Aslam, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Abhimanyu Sharma, 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. 333 dated 04.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Sitamarhi along with the Report dated 01.05.2026 of the S.H.O, Bela Police Station, Sitamarhi, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that both the appellants, namely, Ram Naresh Paswan @ Naresh Paswan and Ras Bihari Paswan, are 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 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.850 of 2014(14) dt.12-05-2026 2/2 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