Baleshwar Saw And ANR v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.910 of 2014 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-64 Year-2012 Thana- ASHTHAWAN District- Nalanda ====================================================== 1.

Baleshwar Saw , Son of Aklu Saw 2.

Sushila Devi @ Soshila Devi, Wife of Baleshwar Saw, Both Resident of Village- Dumrawan, P.S.- Asthawan, District- Nalanda ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. A.Sharma, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 24-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 406 dated 14.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Nalanda along with the Report dated 11.02.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Asthawan Police Station, Nalanda, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that both the appellants, namely, Baleshwar Saw and Sushila Devi @ Soshila Devi, 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.910 of 2014(4) dt.24-04-2026 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